Your timeline is off.... 3 car bombs.

1 explodes infront of the wall and apparently blasts a hole.

2 Tries to breach the hole and is repelled by gunfire. Explodes on other side of circle.

3 Cement truck comes through hole blasted by #1 is riddled with gunfire, drives around a bit inside compound, then explodes.

Now, it's not that hard to wonder why a hotel full of journalists (bristling with cameras on a good day) might have cameras running after 2 attempted carbombings of their temporary digs.

But it could be a big conspiracy with the journalists A big Liberal-International suicide hotel sponsored by MoveOn.