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Jordan arrests four Iraqis planning to blow up Amman hotel
Jordanian authorities have detained four Iraqis on suspicion of plotting to blow up the Hyatt Amman Hotel frequented by US nationals and foreign journalists, diplomatic sources told AFP. Nearly 70 foreign journalists were staying in the hotel at the time of the plot, along with many Americans staying in two adjacent tower blocks. Grand Hyatt Amman is located in the heart of the capital's business and diplomatic district. It includes 316 rooms and linked to the Hyatt Tower and Zara Expo, Amman's leading conference and exhibition center. Reuters, quoting diplomatic sources, also said Jordan suspected five Iraqi diplomats whom it expelled last month of plotting to poison water supplies serving military bases in the east of the country near the Iraqi border. I hope Sammy isn't paying his secret agents really big dollars. If he is, he's getting gypped... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-04-01 |
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