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| Jordan foils alleged Syrian arms smuggling attempt |
| 2013-08-08 |
| [Al Ahram] Jordanian police are questioning two Syrians who allegedly tried to smuggle a large cache of arms including surface-to-air missiles into the kingdom, a security official said Wednesday. The official said earlier that preliminary reports indicated that five had been arrested near the northern Syrian border early Tuesday. He said the reason for discrepancy in the number was not immediately clear and declined to elaborate further. He said anti-tank missiles, surface-to-air missiles and assault rifles were seized with the two men. He declined to say if the alleged smugglers were affiliated with any side in Syria's civil war. "There is an investigation now to determine if the two men were rebels seeking to hide weapons in Jordan, or that they smuggled them in with the malicious intention of staging attacks here," he said. His account was confirmed by another security official. Both insisted on anonymity because they are not allowed to publically comment on a security matter under investigation. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 How many from Libya? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-08-08 12:38 |
| #1 "There is an investigation now to determine if the two men were rebels seeking to hide weapons in Jordan, or that they smuggled them in with the malicious intention of staging attacks here" They left out transit to the West Bank, Sinai, and Lebanon. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-08-08 01:25 |