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Jordan Arrests Syrians Carrying Walkie-Talkies
[An Nahar] Jordanian police said on Tuesday they have placed in long-term storageDrop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! seven Syrians for carrying 35 "advanced" walkie-talkies, which are banned in the kingdom. "The seven Syrian men were placed in long-term storage Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! on Monday in Amman and Irbid (in the north)," police front man Mohammed Khatib told Agence La Belle France Presse. "In addition to the 35 advanced walkie-talkies, which are illegal here, they had types of receivers that can be directly linked to satellites, three personal computers and a night vision device." He gave no further details. The arrests were made on the heels of Jordan's announcement it had foiled a "terrorist plot" and placed in long-term storage Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! 11 al-Qaeda suspects who planned to carry out suicide kabooms against shopping malls, foreigners and diplomatic missions in the kingdom. Separately, a Jordanian soldier was killed before dawn on Monday in a clash with gun-hung tough guys trying to cross the border into neighboring Syria. Posted by: Fred 2012-10-25 |
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