Jordanian police arrest man with explosive belt

[April 04, 2011]  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- A man wearing an explosive belt was arrested Monday as he tried to enter the office of Jordan's largest opposition group, authorities said.

A police official said the man was being questioned after what appeared to be a planned attack on the Amman headquarters of the Islamic Action Front, the political arm of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood. He declined to provide other details and insisted on anonymity in line with standing police regulations.

Islamic Action Front leader Ali Abu Sukar confirmed that the man was wearing an explosive belt.

"Our employees became suspicious of him as he entered the building," Sukar told the Associated Press.

"They called police, who immediately came and overpowered him," he added. "Now, he's in police custody."

He said nobody at the office recognized the man.

[Associated Press; By JAMAL HALABY]

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