More on Jordan blasts
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Jordan’s new prime minister denied that this month’s triple hotel bombings in Amman were the reason for a major reshuffling of the kingdom’s government, according to remarks published Saturday.
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Jordan’s capital has long been a prime target for al-Qaida terror strikes, both because it serves as a gateway to Iraq for U.S. workers and because terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi holds strong hatred for his homeland’s rulers.
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A look at attacks in Jordan in recent years: -- Aug. 19, 2005: Attackers fire at least three rockets from the hills above the Jordanian port city of Aqaba, with one narrowly missing a U.S.
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Recent major attacks attributed to the al-Qaida terror network: -- Oct. 7, 2004 and July 23, 2005: Attacks on three Sinai resorts in Egypt killed a total of 97 people.
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Name, nationality and status of some major Al-Qaida figures: OSAMA BIN LADEN, Saudi, supreme leader: At large, on FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list.
