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Attack on Jordanian troops was launched from Syria: official source

Published: 21 Jun 2016 - 10:36 am | Last Updated: 07 Nov 2021 - 05:10 am
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File photo of Jordanian soldiers at Syria border. AFP

 

AMMAN: A deadly attack on Jordanian troops at the country's border with Syria on Tuesday was launched from Syrian territory, a Jordanian official source said.

The source was referring to the car bomb attack near a Syrian refugee camp in a border area where the Iraqi, Syrian and Jordanian frontiers converge. The Jordanian army said a number of a Jordanian border guards were killed in the attack.

Reuters