Shootout near Israeli Embassy in Jordan leaves 3 police officers injured, gunman dead

A gunman is dormant successful Jordan aft wounding 3 constabulary officers successful a shootout adjacent Israel's embassy aboriginal Sunday, authorities said.

The gunman opened occurrence successful the Rabiah vicinity of the capital of Amman, Jordan’s Public Security Directorate said successful a statement. Police pursued the gunman, shooting and sidesplitting him.

"He was chased and surrounded, truthful helium started firing gunshots astatine the information force, which successful crook applied the rules of engagement, which resulted successful the sidesplitting of the perpetrator," the connection said.

Jordan's communications minister, Mohamed Momani, described the shooting to Reuters arsenic a violent onslaught that targeted nationalist information forces successful the country. 

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Police changeable and killed a gunman who opened occurrence connected the officers adjacent the Israeli Embassy successful Amman, Jordan, connected Sunday. (Reuters/Jehad Shelbak)

"Tampering with the information of the federation and attacking information unit volition beryllium met with a steadfast response," Momani told the outlet.

Police person not released the individuality of the fishy oregon a motive. (Reuters/Jehad Shelbak)

While authorities did not instantly place the shooter oregon a motive, Momani said the gunman had a transgression past of cause trafficking.

Investigations into the incidental are ongoing.

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Jordan is simply a adjacent Western state that made bid with Israel successful 1994, though relations were strained amid Israel's warfare successful Gaza, which was sparked by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, panic attacks.

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Jordan has a ample Palestinian colonisation and has seen repeated protests extracurricular the Israeli Embassy, with demonstrators sometimes clashing with police.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.