US embassy cable - 05AMMAN6845

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GOJ ATTRIBUTES AQABA ATTACK TO ZARQAWI-LINKED GROUP

Identifier: 05AMMAN6845
Wikileaks: View 05AMMAN6845 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Amman
Created: 2005-08-24 12:24:00
Classification: SECRET
Tags: PTER MOPS ASEC IS IZ JO
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

241224Z Aug 05
S E C R E T AMMAN 006845 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/24/2015 
TAGS: PTER, MOPS, ASEC, IS, IZ, JO 
SUBJECT: GOJ ATTRIBUTES AQABA ATTACK TO ZARQAWI-LINKED 
GROUP 
 
REF: A. A) AMMAN 6694 
 
     B. B) AMMAN 6740 
     C. C) AMMAN 6779 (NOTAL) 
     D. D) TD-314/50933-05 
 
Classified By: CDA CHRISTOPHER HENZEL, REASONS 1.4 B, C, D 
 
1. (SBU)  Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Marwan Al-Muasher 
told visiting Congressman Peter Hoekstra and Charge late 
August 23 that Jordan believed the Aqaba rocket attack of 
August 19 was carried out by persons with links to Abu Musab 
al-Zarqawi,s group.  Muasher and other GOJ spokesmen were 
quoted to this effect in Jordanian press reports published 
August 24. 
 
2. (S)  Jordan,s General Intelligence Directorate (GID) told 
post August 23 that it believed the persons detained in 
connection with the attack may have links to Zarqawi, but its 
investigation is not yet complete (ref D.) 
 
3. (C) Comment:  Investigators from SIMO, FBI, RSO and DoD 
continue to work with the GID.  They should soon be able to 
provide an independent assessment of the GOJ,s public 
statements of August 24. 
HENZEL 

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