Posted on 01/14/2010 9:40:31 AM PST by BradtotheBone
A bomb exploded near a small convoy of vehicles belonging to Israel's embassy in Jordan on Thursday afternoon. No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred some 20 kilometers from the border crossing at Allenby Bridge, and the vehicles continued on to Amman.
Israel's ambassador in Jordan, Yaakov Rosen (standing), shakes hands with Omar Nadif, Jordan's deputy ambassador in Israel.
The Foreign Ministry received a briefing on the blast. According to several reports, the ambassador was not traveling in any of the vehicles.
Two Jordanian security sources said the attack targeted a top Israeli diplomat in Jordan. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
The spokeswoman at the Israeli Embassy in Amman, Merav Horsendi, confirmed that there was a blast next to a convoy carrying embassy employees.
"All I can say now is that everyone is fine," she said.
The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) was cooperating with Jordanian security authorities to investigate the explosion.
Channel 2 reported that after the explosion, the convoy entered a Jordanian army base and soldiers searched the area.
Due to the high threat in Jordan, embassy employees were put on a 24-hour lock-down, and are not allowed to leave the embassy premises without large security details.
The embassy in Amman is one of the most highly guarded Israeli embassies in the world.
Israeli security services overseas have been on high alert ahead of the second anniversary of the assassination of Hizbullah terror mastermind Imad Mughniyeh in February 2007 in Damascus.
A number of attempts by Hizbullah to avenge Mughniyeh's death have been thwarted, including a plot to bomb Israel's Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan last year.
As report recently in The Jerusalem Post, the defense establishment is concerned that Hizbullah would make an effort to strike an Israeli target ahead of the anniversary of Mughniyeh's death.
Looks like Jordan may become another breeding ground.
Al Zarqawi was Jordanian, along with Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi (CIA bomber), and now this.........
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Attempted Terror Attack on Israeli Diplomat in Jordan
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/objects/pages/ShowTickers.jhtml
Posted on 01/14/2010 8:24:46 AM PST by jhpigott
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2428213/posts
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