AMMAN - Jordanian authorities released on Thursday Sheikh Abu Mohammad al-Maqdisi, a leading al-Qaida spiritual guide, who was arrested last October, a security source told Reuters.
They said Maqdisi's release was ordered by the state security prosecutor. The reason for his release -- two days after the ultra-hardline Islamic State issued a video showing a captive Jordanian pilot being burned alive -- was not immediately clear.
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