Israeli diplomats escape Jordan convoy bombing

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"A roadside bomb exploded near an Israeli embassy convoy headed to Israel from the Jordanian capital on Thursday, causing no casualties, one of the Jewish state's diplomats in Amman said.

"The Israeli embassy convoy left Amman and was headed for the Hussein bridge when the blast occurred. Nobody was hurt," the diplomat told AFP.

He was referring to the crossing between Jordan and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, also known as Allenby bridge.

Israeli media reported earlier that the bomb had detonated near the convoy taking Israeli ambassador to Jordan Dani Nevo to the Allenby crossing, 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Amman.

But sources in Jordan said it was former Israeli ambassador Yakov Rosen in the convoy, not Nevo.

The Israeli foreign ministry said it was not clear whether Nevo was in the convoy at the time.

Israel's YNet News said four embassy staff members and two security guards were in the convoy, while Haaretz newspaper said on its website that two remotely detonated bombs exploded, causing one car to flip over.

Jordan's information minister said there had been no casualties and no damage."

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1. One of the many advantages of peace between the two countries.

Also see the thread about Jordan complaining about Israel having the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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2. Report: Jordan detains suspect in Allenby blast

Jordanian police arrested a taxi driver they said was behind a Thursday blast near the Allenby Bridge border crossing that detonated near an Israeli diplomatic car.

The Jordanian news site Ammon reported a chase between police and the suspect on the Naour-Dead Sea Road, which ended in his arrest and incarceration for questioning, but added security sources had not yet confirmed the information.

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