| Jordanian border troops shot dead three people and captured a fourth in a gunbattle on Monday as the suspects tried to cross the border into Israel, a government spokeswoman said. "A border patrol intercepted at 6:00am four armed men who tried to infiltrate into Israel from the Wakkas region in northern Jordan and ordered them to surrender but they shot at the troops who returned fire, killing three," Asma Khodr told reporters. "A fourth suspect was arrested." Khodr said the gunmen tried to evade the border patrol and hid in farms before opening fire on the soldiers who acted in self-defence, trigging a gunbattle that lasted more than four hours. The incident occurred near a Jordanian-Israeli border post, she said. An investigation was underway to determine if the suspects were Jordanians or other nationals, she added. |