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Jordan Foils Muslim Brotherhood Plot Against the Kingdom
(Reuters) Suleiman Al-Khalidi - Jordan has arrested 16 members of the Muslim Brotherhood who were trained and financed in Lebanon and had plotted attacks on targets inside the kingdom involving rockets and drones, authorities said on Tuesday. Jordanian security forces found a rocket manufacturing facility with dozens of rockets alongside a drone factory, and at least one rocket ready for launch. The Brotherhood's political arm in Jordan, the Islamic Action Front, became the largest political grouping in the parliament after last September's parliamentary elections, although most seats are still held by government supporters. Jordanian security officials said the plot was linked to Iran and its allies' clandestine efforts to recruit agents to carry out acts of sabotage within the kingdom. "The plot aimed at harming national security, sowing chaos and causing material destruction inside the kingdom," the General Intelligence Department said.