A Jordanian security officer, Corporal Jawad Ali Khalaf Al-Salaita, was killed and another officer was wounded in a stabbing attack near the Sri Lankan embassy in Amman at approximately 12:20 noon today. The terrorist stabbed the policeman at his guard post and tried to grab his weapon before being subdued and arrested by a police patrol. The second policeman was wounded in the face and is in stable condition. Jordan's Directorate of Internal Security classified the incident as a planned terrorist attack targeting security personnel. The State Security Court has opened an investigation, while the authorities are working to find out the motives of the suspects.

A Jordanian security officer, Corporal Jawad Ali Khalaf Al-Salaita, was killed and another officer was wounded in a stabbing attack near the Sri Lankan embassy in Amman at approximately 12:20 noon today. The terrorist stabbed the policeman at his guard post and tried to grab his weapon before being subdued and arrested by a police patrol. The second policeman was wounded in the face and is in stable condition. Jordan's Directorate of Internal Security classified the incident as a planned terrorist attack targeting security personnel. The State Security Court has opened an investigation, while the authorities are working to find out the motives of the suspects.