AMMAN – A cell of terrorists uncovered in Jordan in 2017 had planned toattack a number of targets, including the US Embassy in Amman and a church,before their capture, the Ar-rai newspaper reported Tuesday.
In November, Jordanian security services detained 17 members of anorganization affiliated with Daesh.
The terrorists were planning to target, among other places, the US embassy,the office of the Ru’ya TV channel, as well as the broadcaster’s staff, achurch, a nightclub and a group of Israeli businesspeople, according to thenewspaper that published documents from the criminal case.
The media outlet added that the leader of the cell had conceived the ideaof the attack in 2016 and recruited 16 people to their cause.
Those detainedlink>areaccused of plotting a terrorist attack, purchasing weapons and extremism,the newspaper added, without specifying the date of the court hearing.
Jordan, which borders Syria to the south and is part of the US-ledcoalition against Daesh has numerous times stated its commitment to thefight against terrorist groups in Syria.
Meanwhile, the Syrian military has repeatedly accused Jordan of supportingarmed groupslink>ontheterritory of the Arab Republic, including Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (formerlyknown as al-Nusra Front, banned in Russia), which was refuted by Jordanianauthorities. – Sputnik