Jordan Corporal Dies in Clash With Group From Syria
By Mohammad Tayseer -
2012-10-22T08:49:15Z
A Jordanian army corporal was killed during a gunfight late yesterday with an armed group that tried to cross the border from Syria illegally, the state-run Petra news agency reported today, citing the armed forces.
The army arrested the group’s members who were carrying eight Kalashnikov assault rifles and G3 rifles, the news agency said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Mohammad Tayseer in Amman at mtayseer@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Andrew J. Barden at barden@bloomberg.net
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