Jordan: Amman attacker had prior terror ties, 2020 plot foiled

Jordanian security forces had arrested the perpetrator of Thursday's Amman attack in 2020 as part of a foiled plot, along with two other suspects. The attacker, who pledged allegiance to a jihadist figure, was sentenced to 9 years in prison but was apparently released or escaped, enabling the current attack. This indicates a potential failure in monitoring or a pattern of radicalization within the country.

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