More than 40 suspects were arrested inJordan in connection with the December terrorist attack on a CIAmeeting in Afghanistan, AFP reported Sunday night.
The attacker, Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al- Balawi,killed eight people inside a CIA base inDecember after claiming to have information about Osama bin Laden'ssecond-in-command.
"More than 40 Jordanianjihadists, including ex-convicts, have been arrested following theKhost attack," an official told AFP.