 The government on Tuesday said Hamas members arrested recently were close to attacking officials and installations in Jordan under orders from a movement military leader based in Syria.
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Government Spokesperson Nasser Judeh also said security services, guided by a detained Hamas man, seized more arms, which were hidden in a northern village. He said the weapons included TNT explosives and light anti-tank LAW rockets. “The foiled plots by Hamas elements against officials and installations in Jordan were in the final stages of execution,” Judeh told reporters during a weekly press briefing. “Interrogations of suspects proved that they received instructions from a Hamas leader, specifically an official of the Hamas' military wing, who is now in Syria.”
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Jordan last week indefinitely postponed a visit by Palestinian Foreign Minister and a Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar after finding a weapons stash belonging to the group. Authorities found explosives and rockets in the hands of a Hamas cell, which had been surveying strategic spots in Amman and other cities, the government said. Officials believe the weapons were smuggled into the country from neighbouring Syria. Hamas on Tuesday denied any involvement and a Syrian foreign ministry official said Damascus was “unaware of any Hamas military leadership within its borders” and that the group's presence in Syria was solely political, Reuters reported. |