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Three members of US military killed in Jordan army base shooting
Source: The Guardian
Three members of US military killed in Jordan army base shooting
Jordanian army says car failed to stop at gate of airbase
in al-Jafr, leading to exchange of fire
Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem
Friday 4 November 2016 16.48 GMT
Three US service members have been killed outside a military base in southern Jordan, in an exchange of gunfire with Jordanian military guards.
The deaths of the men – all military trainers working for the US government – was confirmed by Pentagon officials although details remain unclear.
A US official in Washington said one service member died at the scene while two, who were critically wounded, died at the King Hussein hospital in Amman, the Jordanian capital, where they were taken after the incident.
The shooting, just outside the King Faisal airbase near al-Jafr where the men worked, was initially ascribed by Jordanian authorities to the men’s failure to acknowledge instructions from guards to halt as their vehicles approached the gates of the base.
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Jordanian army says car failed to stop at gate of airbase
in al-Jafr, leading to exchange of fire
Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem
Friday 4 November 2016 16.48 GMT
Three US service members have been killed outside a military base in southern Jordan, in an exchange of gunfire with Jordanian military guards.
The deaths of the men – all military trainers working for the US government – was confirmed by Pentagon officials although details remain unclear.
A US official in Washington said one service member died at the scene while two, who were critically wounded, died at the King Hussein hospital in Amman, the Jordanian capital, where they were taken after the incident.
The shooting, just outside the King Faisal airbase near al-Jafr where the men worked, was initially ascribed by Jordanian authorities to the men’s failure to acknowledge instructions from guards to halt as their vehicles approached the gates of the base.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/04/two-americans-killed-at-jordanian-airbase
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