Jordanian State Security Court prosecutors on Wednesday (July 12th) indicted eight Jordanian and Syrian suspects for planning terror attacks in Jordan, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The charges include conspiring to carry out terrorist acts, possession of weapon to carry out assaultive acts, mediation in weapon sales and transfers, possession of explosives and not reporting their knowledge of the plans to the concerned authorities.
The suspects include an alleged "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) leader in al-Raqa, Syria, and seven other Jordanians and Syrians, three of whom remained at large.
Five of the suspects are relatives and two are alleged weapon dealers, in addition to the suspected terror leader, who is in charge of arm provision in the terror group, according to the charge sheet.
Security agencies foiled the plot last December when the suspects were trading weapons in Mafraq, Petra said, adding that during the hearing, the suspects pleaded not guilty.
In September 2016, two of the alleged terrorists agreed on carrying out assaults in Jordan and started their scheme by buying AK47s, ammunition and grenades to use them in the attack for 4,000 Jordanian dinars ($5640).
