Jordanian security forces said they killed four “terrorist outlaws” after flushing them out of a castle in the southern city of Karak where they had holed up after a shoot-out that killed nine people.
READ MORE: Canadian tourist killed, 2nd injured in shootout between police, gunmen in Jordan
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, it added.
The statement made no mention of their identity or whether they belonged to any militant group.
- Canadian-Israeli citizen dead in Egypt, local authorities say probe is open
- Cruise ship worker arrested, accused of stabbing 3 people with scissors
- Siblings, ages 2 and 4, die after being swept away by river in California
- RFK Jr. said worm ate part of his brain, died inside his head: 2012 deposition
Comments