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April 14, 2004       Share:    

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Mega-Attack Thwarted in Jordan

(AFP) The arrest of a suspected terror group in Jordan thwarted an unprecedented attack that could have killed thousands of civilians, Jordan's King Abdullah said Tuesday. The king said his assessment was based on the "quantity of explosives found" in cars that had been seized, as well as the "manner in which the terror operation was to be carried out and the choice of civilian targets."

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