Jordanian security authorities detained a couple of Egyptian men last night for a possible involvement in Friday's missile attacks that targeted two American warships in Jordanian port of Aqaba, 300 KM south of the capital, said a Jordanian security source on Sunday. The source told KUNA that security forces were keeping on operations in the search for other suspects, after detaining an Iraqi suspect yesterday.The security condition in Jordan was "stable as life was proceeding normally" in all Jordanian cities, the source added. Since the attacks, the authority launched a campaign to hunt down four Iraqi and Egyptian suspects possibly involved in the incident. Jordanian Interior Minister Ouni Yerfas said, earlier today, that the detainees were being questioned. No details in this regard were revealed yet. In the meantime, the US Embassy here warned American citizens in Jordan, via an Internet statement, to stay cautious when moving around, indicating that local authorities informed the embassy over boosting security measures around its headquarters in the capital.
A group claiming link to al Qaeda network had announced responsibility for the assault, which killed a Jordanian solider and wounded another. One of three rockets of the attack fell in the Israeli port of Eilat. The Egyptian community in Jordan denounced in a statement issued here the attack, describing it as a crime against Jordan's security. Egyptians in Jordan make the great majority of foreign labors in the country, followed by Iraqis.