Jordan: Lone Gunman Attacks Western Tourists in Amman

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | September 5th, 2006 | Trackback

A Jordanian gunman fired a dozen shots at a group of Western tourists visiting an ancient Roman amphitheater in central Amman Sept. 4, killing one British man, and wounding six other foreigners and a tourist police officer who was accompanying them. Despite being wounded, the officer subdued the gunman. The attacker was from the same region as the late Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, but authorities announced that he acted alone and had no connection with a terrorist group. The attack took place in Hashemite Square, a popular gathering place for Jordanians, and underscores the difficulty of guaranteeing your safety in a region with high tensions. The attack may have been random, but Western tourists were clearly the target.

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