October 17, 2004

CNN.com - Zarqawi charged in Jordan attack plot

Jordan's military prosecutor indicted 13 alleged Muslim militants Sunday, including fugitive Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi, for an al Qaeda-linked plot to attack targets in Jordan with chemical and conventional weapons, according to government officials and the indictment.

...The trial was expected to begin in early to mid-November. Al-Zarqawi, the best-known figure indicted, is thought to be directing anti-U.S. attacks and kidnappings in neighboring Iraq, where he leads the Tawhid and Jihad group.