Jordan foils plot to bomb Western targets, arrests 11

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Petra via ReutersJordan detained 11 men suspected of planning attacks against shopping centers and other diplomatic targets. The men have been 'going in and out' of Syria, and are also believed involved in the rebel effort to overthrow Assad.By NBC News staff and wire reportsJordan has foiled a plot by an al-Qaida-linked cell to bomb its shopping centers and assassinate Western diplomats, state television said on Sunday, thwarting an attempt to destabilize the key U.S. ally.

Security forces had detained 11 suspects, all Jordanians, in connection with the plot, which envisaged carrying out attacks in the capital Amman using smuggled weapons and explosives from Syria, according to security officials cited by television.

The plot had been active since June.

Minister of Information Samih al Maaytah said the arrests underscored the serious threat posed by radical "terror groups" seeking to undermine the kingdom's long tradition of stability.

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