NO PROOF OF KUWAITI LINK TO AQABA ATTACK GETAWAY

S E C R E T KUWAIT 003743 SIPDIS NOFORN FOR NEA/ARPI AND S/CT LONDON FOR TSOU; PARIS FOR ZEYA E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/21/2015 TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV JO KU SUBJECT: NO PROOF OF KUWAITI LINK TO AQABA ATTACK GETAWAY CAR; KUWAIT OFFERS SUPPORT TO JORDAN Classified By: Political Chief Natalie E. Brown for reasons 1.4 (b),(c ),and (d) ¶1. (S/NF) For the past two days, the local press has reported on the front pages that Jordanian authorities were searching for Syrian, Egyptian, and Iraqi terrorists who reportedly fled the scene of the August 19 Aqaba attack in a Kuwaiti-licensed car. We have been advised by DATT and SIMO that nothing provided by their liaison sources in Amman or Kuwait indicates involvement of a Kuwaiti-licensed car, or any other connection to Kuwait. ¶2. (U) In an August 20 cable to Jordanian Prime Minsiter Adnan Badran, Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber condemned the Aqaba attack and offered Kuwaiti condolences and support to the families of the dead and injured. Shaykh Sabah also offered support for any security measures that Jordan may take to "guarantee its stability." ********************************************* Visit Embassy Kuwait's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/ You can also access this site through the State Department's Classified SIPRNET website ********************************************* LEBARON