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Jordan declares end of castle siege, says four gunmen killed |
2016-12-19 |
An official statement said the four assailants, who shot at police targets in the town before heading to the Crusader-era castle, carried automatic weapons. Large quantities of explosives, weapons and suicide belts were seized in a hideout, the statement said. It made no mention of their identity or whether they belonged to any militant group, raising speculation they could have been tribal outlaws with a vengeance against the state rather than Islamic State fighters, who control parts of neighboring Syria and Iraq. A Canadian woman, three other civilians and five police officers were among the nine killed during the exchange of gunfire between the assailants and security forces. At least 29 people were hospitalized, some with serious injuries. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#1 From Al Ahram today: Police said they suspected IS jihadists were behind the attack. "The four dead militants are Jordanian members of a terrorist cell suspected of belonging to IS," a security source told AFP. It was unclear whether any militants were still at large. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2016-12-19 16:58 |