Failed bomber lost three brothers in Iraq [View All]

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By Randa Habib

Amman - An Iraqi woman who dramatically confessed on Jordanian television to her role in the deadly multiple bombings on Amman hotels last week had three brothers and a brother-in-law killed by United States forces in Iraq, officials and family sources said on Tuesday.

Jordanian officials said the woman captured Sunday, Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi, 35, had provided few leads apart from her apparent motivation and that the investigation was now focused on whether the bombers had accomplices in Jordan.

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Sajida Rishawi, whose explosives belt failed to detonate, had two other brothers killed by US troops in Iraq, Ammar and Yasser, according to Jordanian officials.

She has told investigators that Ammar and Yasser died in Ramadi, while Samer was killed in the former rebel stronghold of Fallujah, the security source said.