A Jordanian security man was killed and another injured as a result of an attack with a sharp object in front of the Sri Lankan embassy in Amman
The assailant was arrested after he attempted to seize the security guard's weapon
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- A Jordanian security man was killed and another was injured in an attack with a sharp object in front of the Sri Lankan embassy in Amman.
- The security services arrested the assailant after he attempted to seize the security officer's weapon, and investigations are underway into the incident.
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Why It Matters
The incident occurred about two weeks after an attack targeted a church in the village of Hamoud in Karak.
Today (Thursday), a Jordanian security man was killed, and another was injured as a result of an attack with a sharp object in front of the Sri Lankan embassy in Amman, while the assailant was immediately arrested, according to official sources.
The Jordanian Public Security Directorate announced in a statement, “The martyrdom of a public security officer following an attack with a sharp object by a person a short while ago in the capital (Amman).”
A live broadcast on the official Al-Mamlaka channel showed that the attack occurred in front of the Sri Lankan embassy in Amman, and the police closed the site for a while.
According to the channel, “the security services arrested the assailant,” after he tried to seize the murdered security man’s weapon, “but the intervention of another security man prevented that,” according to what Agence France-Presse reported.
She pointed out that the second security man was injured while arresting the assailant.
This incident comes about two weeks after a rare attack carried out by 3 people against a church in the village of Hammoud in Karak (about 120 kilometers south of Amman), which resulted in the killing of 9 people and the wounding of more than 25 others.
Open Questions
- What are the attacker's motives?
- Is the assailant linked to specific organizations?
