Explosion in Amman
I just read in Al-Jazeera, and called a friend who confirmed.. it seems that there was a strong explosion in Amman near the Radisson SAS and Hyatt. I am a little nervous, don’t know what to say or think. Allah Yostor
UPDATE1: 5 were killed, many wounded (Source Yahoo News).
UPDATE2: Explosion happened in 8:50pm, in Radisson-Sas, wedding hall. Special forces were deployed in the area 15-20 minutes after it. Evacuation is in place now for the near-by Hyatt.
UPDATE3: There was 3 explosions in Amman at Radisson SAS, Al Hyatt, and Days Inn. Jordan Television reported 20 killed.
UPDATE4: Petra News Agency (The official state news Agency) reported that the explosions could be caused by by suicide bombers. (Source Petra News
UPDATE5: Jordan announces tomorrow off for all public and private sector. One of the dead is the Manager of Cairo Amman Bank.
UPDATE6: Latest count: 57 dead, 150+ wounded
Live Update will be blogged here and in Global voices
grand hayat on the rd circul
May God protect Jordan from this madness.
I am glad to hear you are safe – you were the first person I thought of when I saw the news a few minutes ago. Please be careful; and let’s pray that this is not foreshadowing any problems in Tunis next week. -andy
now AFP is saying there were 2 explosions in 2 hotels and a third has been evacuated
its on CNN breaking news:
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/09/jordan.blast.reut/index.html
I don’t know what to do or say,I just saw the breaking news on cnn…I am confused and worried about my family in jordan I’m trying to call them but the damn networks are all jamed..being so far away makes me feel so helpless and lost.may god protect everyone overthere
My Allah bless people who died in the explosion.
I’m out of thinking now, we get use to hear explosions in many places in the world in a daily basis, and this is the first time I hear and feel it differently.
It was shocking to receive the news, ever since my visits to Jordan reading about this country is different, not abstract as before.
It’s very hard to see and live to the fact that your brothers and sisters are being murdered and your own country is being vandalized.
I hope you and your family are okay & I wish you’ll overcome this hardship.
On behalf of Palestinian Bloggers, I extend my deepest condolences to the people of Jordan. We are all one in this. Those who died are our brothers and sisters, they are in our prayers, their memory will linger forever in our hearts. God bless the souls of those who have left us and help their families, God bless our Jordan. If you happen to be a resident of Jordan, please donate blood
On behalf of Palestinian Bloggers, I extend my deepest condolences to the people of Jordan. We are all one in this. Those who died are our brothers and sisters, they are in our prayers, their memory will linger forever in our hearts. God bless the souls of those who have left us and help their families, God bless our Jordan. If you happen to be a resident of Jordan, please donate blood
I HOPE TO YOU TO BE SAFE