Jordanian security forces have arrested a man suspected of funding an attack by the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) that killed 10 people including a Canadian tourist, AFP reported Wednesday (December 21st).
The suspect was detained in a raid on a house in Karak province on Tuesday by police looking for the perpetrators behind Sunday's shooting spree, official news agency Petra reported.
The suspect "admitted to ties with the terrorist cell that targeted security forces and civilians" on Sunday "and to buying weapons and funding the cell", the agency said.
Another suspect and four policemen were killed in Tuesday's shootout between gunmen and security forces at the house in Karak's Qarifla area.
Jordanian television showed footage of the house, whose walls were riddled with bullet holes.
Sunday's attack in Karak, home to one of the region's biggest Crusader castles, killed seven policemen and two Jordanian civilians as well as a female Canadian tourist.
Four assailants were killed by the Jordanian security forces after an hours-long siege of the castle, where the suspects had fled after opening fire on police.
The security source said the investigation into the attack was ongoing.
ISIL on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the attack , saying it was carried out by four attackers who used machine guns and hand grenades.
