Al-Qaeda Says
4 Iraqis carried out Amman attacks
Four Iraqis, including a husband and wife, carried out the triple suicide bombings against luxury hotels in the Jordanian capital, al-Qaeda's branch in Iraq said in an Internet statement yesterday.
"The group charged with planning, preparing and implementing (the attacks) was made up of three men: commanders Abu Khabib, Abu Muaz and Abu Omaira. Their fourth was the venerable sister Om Omaira," said the statement.
"All the members of the group were Iraqis," said the statement, whose authenticity could not be verified, adding: "Om Omaira chose to follow her husban, Abu Omaira, on the path of a martyr."
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. At least 57 people died and hundreds were wounded in bomb blasts at three luxury hotels in the Jordanian capital on Wednesday.
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