AMMAN, Jordan — Five suspected jihadists arrested during a deadly raid in a town northwest of Amman are charged with terrorism offences in Jordan’s state security court today.
Three alleged jihadists were killed and five others detained on Saturday when security forces raided a building in the town of Salt.
The operation, which also left four members of Jordan’s security forces dead, was linked to a bomb blast Friday that killed a policeman and wounded six others at a music festival in a nearby town.
The court’s prosecutor accused the five detainees of “carrying out acts of terrorism that led to the death of a person and the demolition of a building” and “conspiracy to carry out terrorist acts.”
It also charges them with the “possession and manufacturing of explosives for use in illegal activities” and the “possession of weapons and ammunition for use in illegal activities.”
Under the 2006 Prevention of Terrorism Act, the charges are punishable by hanging.
Interior Minister Samir Mubaideen said Monday that the jihadists supported the Islamic State terror group and “followed its takfiri (Sunni Muslim extremist) ideology.”
— AFP
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