 Hundreds of Jordanian security forces conducted a manhunt on Sunday for suspected Islamist militants in the second city of Irbid after a tip-off about a possible car bomb, officials and witnesses said. They said the authorities cordoned off an area near the main state university of the northern city, close to a hotel frequented by Israelis. "A security operation was conducted in search of suspected individuals," a government spokesman said. A security official said the authorities acted promptly after a tip-off that a car laden with explosives was ready to be detonated in the city centre. |