Ban comes week after 16 members were arrested, accused of threatening national security

Jordan’s interior ministry announced on Wednesday that it was shutting down the Jordanian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, and banned promoting the “ideology” or being a member of the Islamist political group.

The ban came a week after Jordan said they had arrested 16 members of the Muslim Brotherhood they accused of threatening national security by training militants, making explosives and plotting to strike targets in Jordan with rockets and drones.