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Jordanian Plot Suspects had Chemical Explosives
An expert with the Jordanian General Intelligence Department testified that materials taken from defendants accused of plotting a chemical attack against the agency were capable of producing a “chemical cloud,” the Associated Press reported yesterday (see GSN, May 31). Col. Najeh al-Azam, testifying in the trial of 13 people accused of planning a series of attacks in Jordan, said the explosives seized when the defendants were arrested had “very high sensitivity” and could have caused large numbers of casualties if detonated. Materials seized from the suspects “could be used in manufacturing chemical weapons,” al-Azam said. Chief suspect Azmi al-Jayousi, in his confession, also indicated steps for manufacturing explosives, AP reported. “An experiment was carried out in the desert in the presence of the Military Prosecutor Lt. Col. Mahmoud Obeidat where a cloud was formed which could have caused burns, paralysis of the breathing system and suffocation,” al-Azam said. “So the steps mentioned in al-Jayousi’s confession were right 100 percent” (Associated Press, June 15).
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