HAMAS PLOT TO ATTACK ISRAELIS IN JORDAN THWARTED

Hamas Plot to Attack Israeli Tourists in Jordan Thwarted
Israeli authorities foiled a plot by a Hamas militant to attack Israeli tourists at a hotel in Jordan, Prime Minister Olmert's office announced Tuesday. Khader Shkeir, from the West Bank village of Ein Arik, admitted to planning the attack during a visit to Jordan in 2005 with an accomplice. The suspects chose the Radisson SAS hotel in Amman and a second hotel as their targets. The pair planned to board a bus carrying tourists to the hotels and carry out a mass shooting attack. They bought two AK-47 automatic weapons for the attack, but then Jordanian authorities arrested Shkeir and deported him to the West Bank. (AP/Jerusalem Post)