Jordanian Minister of State for Media
Affairs and Communications Samih Maayatah mentioned that Jordanian border guards
arrested on Saturday dawn an armed group in one of the border areas after exchanging
fire with its members.
Minister Maayatah,
the official spokesman of the Jordanian government explained to the official Jordanian
news agency (PETRA) that all members of this armed group are in the custody of
the Jordanian authorities.
For security reasons, the minister didn't give
accurate answers to Agence France Presse regarding details about where these
militants were arrested, their number, or even their nationality.