AMMAN - Jordan was interrogating about 30 suspects arrested in connection with Fridayâs rocket attack that targeted a US warship, a Jordanian army training centre and the Israeli port of Eilat, Jordanian Interior Minister Awni Yerfas said on Sunday.Without providing details about the suspectsâ exact number and identity, he was quoted by the official Petra news agency as saying that interrogators were making progress in finding out those behind the attack that left one Jordanian soldier dead and another wounded.
Citing security sources, the pro-government newspaper Al-Rai said on Sunday that about 30 men among them Jordanians, Iraqis, Egyptians, and Syrians had been arrested in the investigations since Friday. According to the Al-Arabiya television network, Jordanian police detained a 39-year-old Iraqi, who is believed to be a member of the group that rented the warehouse from which the attack was staged, as well as a Syrian who allegedly guarded the compound.
âThe authorities have closed Aqabaâs maritime and land outlets, including the ferry service with Egyptâs Nuwiabe port and the Durra frontiers with Saudi Arabia to prevent culprits from fleeing to the neighbouring countries,â Al-Rai said, quoting security sources.
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