Jordan Times
Monday, August 22, 2005
Jordan arrests 2 Egyptian suspects over Aqaba attack
AMMAN (Agencies) — Police on Sunday detained two
Egyptians suspected of involvement in a rocket attack on US warships moored off
the southern Port of Aqaba, a day after arresting an Iraqi, security sources
told Agence France-Presse.
"The security forces detained two Egyptian suspects," one source said, declining
to elaborate.
Security forces on Saturday arrested an Iraqi man suspected of being one of the
four militants behind Friday's rocket attack, which was claimed by a group
linked to Al Qaeda.
All three rockets missed the warships but one hit a warehouse killing an army
soldier while another struck over the border with Israel.
The US embassy earlier advised nationals to exercise "caution" in Jordan
following the attack. "The US embassy in Amman advises American citizens in
Jordan to continue to exercise caution with regard to their security," the
embassy said in a message.
On Sunday, Minister of Interior Awni Yarvas was quoted by the Jordan News
Agency, Petra, as saying that authorities were still investigating the attack
and interrogating suspects. He did not elaborate, but added: "The authorities
are making progress."