A security man was stabbed to death and another injured in Amman, and Public Security believes that the incident is a “terrorist operation”
Jordanian Public Security confirms the killing of one of its employees and the arrest of the assailant after he attempted to seize the security man’s weapon
Quick Look
- Jordanian Public Security announced that one of its members was killed by stabbing with a sharp object on Medina Street in the capital, Amman.
- The assailant was arrested after trying to seize the security officer's weapon, amid a security cordon in the area.
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Why It Matters
A security man was stabbed on Medina Street in the capital, Amman, while performing his duties.
A short while ago, Jordanian Public Security announced that one of its employees was killed after he was attacked with a sharp object by a person in the capital.
He added that an investigation had been initiated into the incident, and the correspondent of the official Al-Mamlaka TV channel reported on Thursday that a public security man had been stabbed in a street in the capital, and that the security services had arrested the assailant. The Kingdom's correspondent stated that the assailant tried to seize the security man's weapon.
Al-Mamlaka Channel reported that the assailant in the incident that resulted in the death of a public security man on Medina Street was neutralized by a public security officer, after a fistfight with him, explaining that the security man who neutralized the assailant sustained a minor injury.
She added that the intervention of another security man prevented the assailant from seizing the weapon of the security man who was killed, indicating that the security man and the assailant were transferred to a hospital.
She pointed out that bladed weapons and two daggers were found in the possession of the perpetrator of the attack on the security man, and that large security reinforcements were present in the vicinity of the incident, with a security cordon imposed in the area and a complete closure of Medina Street towards the Seventh Circle.
The Kingdom's correspondent also said that a security guard was killed by a person who attacked him with a knife, adding that Public Security personnel arrested the assailant.
What to Watch
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Security investigations into the incident continue
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Open Questions
- What are the attacker's motives?
- Does the assailant have a criminal record?
