2005 Amman bombings in Jordan
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The 2005 Amman bombings in Jordan were a series of coordinated suicide attacks on hotels in the capital that killed and injured scores of people and marked one of the deadliest terrorist incidents in the country’s history.
All labels observed (1)
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| 2005 Amman bombings in Jordan canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2005 Amman bombings in Jordan Context triple: [Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, responsibleFor, 2005 Amman bombings in Jordan]
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A.
Mubi bombings
The Mubi bombings were a series of deadly attacks in the Nigerian town of Mubi, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of the violence during its insurgency.
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B.
2003 Canal Hotel bombing
The 2003 Canal Hotel bombing was a devastating suicide truck attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad that killed UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello and marked a turning point in international involvement in post-invasion Iraq.
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C.
Nyanya bombings
The Nyanya bombings were deadly terrorist attacks near Abuja, Nigeria, in 2014, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of its violent insurgency.
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D.
1983 Beirut barracks bombings
The 1983 Beirut barracks bombings were twin suicide truck attacks that devastated U.S. and French military barracks in Beirut, killing hundreds of peacekeeping troops and dramatically reshaping international involvement in the Lebanese Civil War.
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E.
2000 USS Cole bombing
The 2000 USS Cole bombing was a suicide terrorist attack in Yemen that killed 17 U.S. Navy sailors and became a major early indicator of al-Qaeda’s escalating campaign against the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2005 Amman bombings in Jordan Target entity description: The 2005 Amman bombings in Jordan were a series of coordinated suicide attacks on hotels in the capital that killed and injured scores of people and marked one of the deadliest terrorist incidents in the country’s history.
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A.
Mubi bombings
The Mubi bombings were a series of deadly attacks in the Nigerian town of Mubi, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of the violence during its insurgency.
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B.
2003 Canal Hotel bombing
The 2003 Canal Hotel bombing was a devastating suicide truck attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad that killed UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello and marked a turning point in international involvement in post-invasion Iraq.
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C.
Nyanya bombings
The Nyanya bombings were deadly terrorist attacks near Abuja, Nigeria, in 2014, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of its violent insurgency.
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D.
1983 Beirut barracks bombings
The 1983 Beirut barracks bombings were twin suicide truck attacks that devastated U.S. and French military barracks in Beirut, killing hundreds of peacekeeping troops and dramatically reshaping international involvement in the Lebanese Civil War.
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E.
2000 USS Cole bombing
The 2000 USS Cole bombing was a suicide terrorist attack in Yemen that killed 17 U.S. Navy sailors and became a major early indicator of al-Qaeda’s escalating campaign against the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mass murder
ⓘ
terrorist attack ⓘ |
| attackMethod | suicide explosive vests ⓘ |
| attackType | coordinated suicide bombings ⓘ |
| capitalCityTargeted | Amman ⓘ |
| category |
Mass murder in 2005
ⓘ
November 2005 events in Asia ⓘ Suicide bombings in 2005 ⓘ Terrorist incidents in Jordan ⓘ |
| city | Amman ⓘ |
| claimedBy |
Al-Qaeda in Iraq
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Qaeda in Iraq
|
| consequence | strengthened counterterrorism cooperation with other states ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coordinated | true ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| date | 2005-11-09 ⓘ |
| day | 9 ⓘ |
| governmentResponse |
arrests of suspected militants
ⓘ
nationwide security crackdown ⓘ |
| impact |
heightened security measures in Jordan
ⓘ
international condemnation ⓘ |
| leaderOfPerpetratorAtTime | Abu Musab al-Zarqawi ⓘ |
| location | Amman ⓘ |
| month | November ⓘ |
| motive |
politically motivated violence
ⓘ
terrorism ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the deadliest terrorist incidents in Jordan’s history ⓘ |
| numberOfAttacks | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfFatalities | 60 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured |
100+
ⓘ
over 100 ⓘ |
| oneOfDeadliestAttacksIn | Jordan ⓘ |
| partOf | Iraq War spillover ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Al-Qaeda in Iraq
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Qaeda in Iraq
|
| primaryTargets | hotels ⓘ |
| primaryWeapon | explosives ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| suicideBombersInvolved | multiple ⓘ |
| targetType |
civilian
ⓘ
soft targets ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | evening ⓘ |
| typeOfTerrorism | Islamist terrorism ⓘ |
| victimNationality |
Jordanian
ⓘ
foreign nationals ⓘ |
| year | 2005 ⓘ |
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