File Photo: Security forces gather near a damaged building at the city of Salt, Jordan.
Jordanian security forces have detained five militants as part of an ongoing manhunt for suspects of a bombing attack that killed a policeman on Friday, according to a government spokeswoman.
“Five terrorists are currently in custody of security forces,” Jumana Ghuneimat said in a statement on Sunday.
A policeman was killed and six security personnel were injured in a bombing attack in the town of Fuheis, west of the capital Amman, on Friday.
Jordanian authorities said the attack was caused by an explosive device planted under a police patrol in the town.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
On Saturday, Jordanian security forces raided a suspected militant hideout in the town of as-Salt near Amman as part of the manhunt for suspects in Friday’s attack.
“The operation is still ongoing with thoughtful steps to make sure that no civilians are threatened by the suspects,” Ghuneimat said.
The spokeswoman, meanwhile, said a fourth security man has been killed during the raid, without giving further details.
Jordanian police said on Saturday investigations showed a home made explosive device planted near a police van was behind a blast that killed one policeman and injured six others the day before.Police said on Friday a gas canister stored in the van was behind the blast near a gendarmerie parking lot close to the site of a music festival in the town of Fuheis outside Amman."This cowardly act will only increase the determination to do our job to protect people," the interior ministry statement said.Such incidents are rare, but radical Islamists have long targeted Jordan, a tightly policed country that is also a staunch regional ally of the United States and signed a peace treaty with Israel. 
Jordan says explosive device behind blast that killed policeman
Mohammed Awad al-Zyoud, the head of Jordan’s Islamic Action Front (IAF), has passed away at the age of 62, al-Zyoud’s son said Friday on Facebook.Established in 1992, the IAF is the political arm of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood.Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood-linked Al-Yarmouk television channel confirmed al-Zyoud’s death later on Friday.Local media had reported earlier that al-Zyoud’s health condition had recently deteriorated dramatically amid an ongoing struggle with cancer.On May 1, the IAF re-elected al-Zyoud as the group’s secretary-general for a second consecutive four-year term.
Head of Jordan’s Islamic Action Front passes away at 62
A group of Turkish students volunteering in the 2018 Experience Sharing Program have completed their activities in Jordan on Tuesday.Their visit to Jordan was part of the program organized by The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), in coordination with Turkish Airlines, Anadolu Agency and Turkish Radio and Television Corporation.The students attended works at Clothing Bank, which distribute clothes to those in need in the country. The students later established "TIKA Friendship Forest," where 571 pine trees were planted in 4 days.As part of the program, students also visited Turkey's embassy in Amman and Yunus Emre Institute's Turkish-Amman Cultural center, as well as the Amman Hejaz Railway Station that is being restored by TIKA.Ebrar Demir, a Bilecik University student and one of the participants of the program, said: "We have made new and beautiful friendships here... The bridge of hearts that we established heralds the beginning of making the world a better place."TIKA is to send some 500 Turkish students from 117 universities to 30 countries between July 29 and Sept. 8, within the framework of its 2018 Experience Sharing Program. The students will take part in nearly 100 projects and activities in their host countries.The program covers various countries of the world such as Jordan, Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Djibouti, Chad, Morocco, Ghana, Georgia, Cameroon, Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Colombia, Lebanon, Macedonia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Uzbekistan, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Moldova and South Africa.The program includes interaction between the university students in Turkey and the youth living in different regions of Africa, Asia, Balkans and Middle East, where TIKA is supporting development projects.It also aims at building “friendship bridges” among the students.The program was first organized in 2017 by TIKA in cooperation with Turkish Airlines, Anadolu Agency and state broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television (TRT).Last year’s program was attended by 220 students, who visited 19 countries and fulfilled 28 projects.Turkish agency provides vocational training in GuineaTurkish students volunteer in SerbiaTurkish students begin voluntary work in Niger
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