Jordanian officer killed in Amman stabbing, suspect arrested, security agency says
Authorities say the attacker planned a terrorist act against security officers, and investigators are examining whether it was linked to a recent church shooting.
- On Thursday, an assailant killed a security officer near the Sri Lankan Embassy in Amman, with authorities arresting the attacker after the officer was assaulted with a sharp object in what the Public Security Directorate called "a cowardly terrorist attack."
- Preliminary investigations indicate the suspect was "planning to commit the terrorist act against the officers of the General Security Directorate," according to Al-Mamlaka, while a second security officer intervened and sustained injuries.
- This incident follows a funeral attack at a church in southern Jordan weeks ago that killed nine people, though it remains unclear if the stabbing is connected to that earlier violence.
- King Abdullah said on Monday that "terrorists" would not be allowed to threaten the country's unity and security, a statement made after the deadly church attack prompted Jordanian strikes in Syria.
- Jazeera's correspondent in Amman reported that authorities began investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident while the injured security officer and the assailant were transported to the hospital.
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Jordanian officer killed in Amman stabbing, suspect arrested, security agency says
A Jordanian security officer was killed and another was wounded in a stabbing attack in Amman on Thursday, Jordan's Public Security Directorate said, adding that the suspect had been arrested.
Suspect arrested after attacking security personnel with sharp object, Public Security Directorate says
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Security officer attacked and killed near Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan’s capital
CAIRO (AP) — An assailant attacked and killed a security officer near the Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan’s capital on Thursday, authorities said. Jordan’s Public Security Directorate said that a member of its forces was assaulted by a sharp...
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — An aggressor attacked and killed on Thursday a security officer near the Sri Lankan embassy in Amman, the capital of Jordan, in what Jordanian authorities described as...
Security officer attacked and killed near Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan
CAIRO (AP) — An assailant attacked and killed a security officer near the Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan’s capital Amman on Thursday, in what Jordanian authorities described as a terrorist act. Jordan’s Public Security Directorate said that a member of its forces was assaulted with a sharp object and died “in a cowardly terrorist attack.” It said a preliminary investigation indicated the attacker had been “planning to commit the terrorist act agai…
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