Jordanians Arrest Islamist Activists

Don't worry, though. They're mainstream Islamists.

AMMAN, May 22 (Reuters) - Jordanian security forces have arrested three members of the country's mainstream Islamist party for engaging in acts threatening national security, a senior official said on Tuesday.

The activists from the Islamic Action Front (IAF), which is the country's strongest opposition group, were from the impoverished city of Zarqa, east of the capital, government spokesman Nasser Joudeh told reporters.

"The Islamists were engaged in activities that targeted the security of Jordan and investigations are ongoing," he said.

Zaki Bani Rusheid, head of the IAF, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, said the activists were promoting the party's candidates ahead of next July's municipal elections, in which the Islamists were fielding candidates.