Police raided an Amman restaurant early Monday and arrested suspected Muslim militants, witnesses and officials said. Government spokeswoman Asma Khader confirmed that âthere was an operationâ based on âsome information made available to police.â She would not comment further, saying an investigation was under way. Security officials, insisting on anonymity, said police arrested suspected Muslim militants but would not elaborate. Two witnesses, both insisting on anonymity, said police raided a restaurant along a main business and commercial street in Amman and apprehended at least two men, both sporting beards. They said the arrests took place early Monday morning without a shot being fired. |