Related: Death toll reaches 53 in Amman hotel blasts

Jordanian civilians and policemen helps an injured man in front of the Grand Hyatt hotel hotel in Amman after three explosions rocked three hotels in Jordan's capital late Wednesday, Nov. 9. (Xinhua photo)

    BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Al-Qaida was blamed for the series of hotels blasts that killed at least 53 in the Jordanian capital Amman Wednesday night, police said.

    All the attacks occurred at about 9 pm local time, prompting one police officer to state: "The attacks carry the trademark of al-Qaida. However, it is not certain. We are investigating."

    More than 120 others were wounded in the blasts that struck the Grand Hyatt, the Radisson SAS and the Days Inn hotels in downtown Amman, Deputy Prime Marwan Moasher said on state television.

    "The attacks were carried out either by individuals wearing explosives on their belts or in one instance by a car that attempted to cross through the security barrier," said Moasher.

    He said most of the victims in the blasts were Jordanians.

    Jordanian King Abdullah II, who is visiting Kazakhstan, condemned the bombing attacks as criminal acts, the Jordanian TV reported.

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    "The hand of justice will get to the criminals who targeted innocent, secure civilians with their cowardly acts," he said.

    King Abdullah has supported the US operation in Iraq largely against the wishes of his 5 million subjects. But there has been little public protest against the king and Jordan's Islamists have stood against violence. Enditem

    (Agencies) 

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