Jordanian security describes the stabbing incident of one of its members as a "cowardly terrorist act"... and reveals the details

Jordanian Public Security announced that the stabbing operation that led to the death of one of its members was a "cowardly terrorist act," and revealed the identity of the security man who was killed in the operation on Thursday.

The Public Security statement said: “The Public Security Directorate condemned the martyrdom of Corporal Jawad Ali Khalaf Al-Salaita as a cowardly terrorist act while carrying out his official duty in the capital, and one of the officers was also injured.”

Jordanian Public Security said: “At exactly 12:20 this afternoon, Thursday, a person on Medina Street in the capital surprised a Public Security officer, attacked him with a sharp object, and stabbed him, which led to immediate intervention by one of the patrols, if its crew dealt with the terrorist, controlled the situation, and arrested him.”

Public Security added: “The responsible patrol officer was injured in the face as a result of the clash with the terrorist.”

Public Security continued its statement by saying: “The martyr was taken to the hospital and he soon died, while the officer was taken to the hospital for treatment and his condition is stable. The security services began investigating the terrorist who carried out the attack, as preliminary investigations indicated his intention and planning to carry out a terrorist act against Public Security personnel.”