Jordan arrests militants in connection with January 14 attack on Israeli diplomats

Amman: A Jordanian security official says authorities have arrested dozens of militants in connection with a failed bomb attack on Israeli diplomats.

The official said on Sunday that the crackdown was continuing across Jordan.

The official declined to provide other details and insisted on anonymity because he was not allowed to speak to the media.

No one was killed or injured in the January 14 attack on a convoy of Israeli diplomats heading home for the weekend. It was the first roadside bombing in Jordan and exposed a security gap for Israeli diplomats.