Jordanian Police Find Explosives, Investigated By Kaitan Terrorism

JAKARTA - Jordanian police found explosives in the apartment where he lived in Marka, Amman. The findings were immediately positioned.

Explosives were detonated at the scene after the area was shut down by police, according to a brief statement by the public security directorate.

The statement did not state whether the police suspected it was terrorism-related or whether the arrests had been made.

Over the past year, Jordan said it thwarted many attempts to smuggle weapons by intruders linked to pro-Iran militias in Syria.

Smugglers carry rocket launchers and explosives, with some weapons successfully crossing the border without being noticed. Iran denies being behind the effort.

Most of the secret weapons to the country were aimed at neighboring Israel's occupied West Bank, Jordanian officials said.

"There have also been arrests of several Jordanians linked to the Palestinian militant group Hamas suspected of being involved in arms smuggling into the West Bank," he added.