Source: ET
Pictures of Ahmad Mohammad Abd Alhadi Abu Taha, Mahmoud Younes Ibrahim Mana’a, Ala’a Aldin Mohammad Ragheb Derbas and Fawzi Abd Aljabar Housain Housain, four of 11 suspects detained by security forces, are seen in this handout released by Jordan’s official Petra news agency on October 21, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS
AMMAN: Jordan has foiled a plot by an al Qaeda-linked cell to bomb its shopping centres and assassinate Western diplomats, state television said on Sunday, thwarting an attempt to destabilize the key US ally.
Security forces had detained 11 suspects, all Jordanians, in connection with the plot, which envisaged carrying out attacks in the capital Amman using smuggled weapons and explosives from Syria, according to security officials cited by television.
Categories: Asia, Jordan, Middle East
Mr Rafiq how did you miss this news?
Actually, I was ‘reflecting’ (too long?).
Because it happens sometimes here and there that security guys need something to show how successful they are. In the US they ‘encourage ‘terrorists’ to explode bombs’ so that they can catch them. Here they put a few bearded guys behind bars from time to time. Are they really dangerous or not? Not quite sure.
Anyway, better safe then sorry, I suppose.