Gunman shot dead in shooting near Israeli Embassy in Jordan

AMMAN, JORDAN — 

A gunman was dormant and 3 policemen injured aft a shooting adjacent the Israeli Embassy successful neighboring Jordan, a information root and authorities media said Sunday.

Police changeable a gunman who had fired astatine a constabulary patrol successful the Rabiah vicinity of Amman, authorities quality bureau Petra reported, citing nationalist security, adding investigations were ongoing.

Jordanian constabulary had earlier cordoned disconnected an country adjacent the heavy policed embassy aft gunshots were heard, witnesses said. Two witnesses said constabulary and ambulances rushed to the Rabiah neighborhood, wherever the embassy is located.

The country is simply a flashpoint for predominant demonstrations against Israel. The kingdom has witnessed immoderate of the biggest peaceful rallies crossed the portion arsenic anti-Israel sentiment runs precocious implicit the warfare successful Gaza.

Police had called connected residents to enactment successful their homes arsenic information unit searched for the culprits, a information root said.

Many of Jordan’s 12 cardinal citizens are of Palestinian origin, they oregon their parents having been expelled oregon fled to Jordan successful the warring that accompanied the instauration of Israel successful 1948. Many person household ties connected the Israeli broadside of the Jordan River.

Jordan's bid pact with Israel is unpopular among galore citizens who spot normalization of relations arsenic betraying the rights of their Palestinian compatriots.