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Jordan Reports Deadly Attack on Palestinian Refugee Camp Jordan Reports Deadly Attack on Palestinian Refugee Camp
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AMMAN, Jordan — Three Jordanian intelligence officers and two employees of the service were killed on Monday in a Palestinian refugee camp in the capital, Amman, in what the government said was a terrorist attack. AMMAN, Jordan — Three Jordanian intelligence officers and two other employees of the service were killed on Monday in a Palestinian refugee camp in the capital, Amman, in what the government said was a terrorist attack.
The government reportedly convened an emergency meeting in response to the assault, which occurred at 7 a.m. at an intelligence office in the Baqaa refugee camp. The government was said to have convened an emergency meeting after the assault, which occurred around 7 a.m. at an intelligence office in the Baqaa refugee camp.
The killings came on the first day of the holy month of fasting known as Ramadan in a country that has remained relatively stable even as it is surrounded by conflicts. The attack, on the first day of the holy month of fasting known as Ramadan, struck in a country that has remained relatively stable despite being surrounded by conflicts.
A government spokesman, Mohammad Momani, described the attackers as people who, “strayed away from religion and spilled blood of those who dedicated themselves to protect the country.” A government spokesman, Mohammad Momani, described the assailants as people who, “strayed away from religion and spilled the blood of those who dedicated themselves to protect the country.”
Jordan is an important ally in the region for the United States, which has provided the country with more than $15 billion in economic and military aid since the 1950s.Jordan is an important ally in the region for the United States, which has provided the country with more than $15 billion in economic and military aid since the 1950s.
Last year, the Obama administration and Jordan signed a three-year agreement in which the United States pledged $1 billion annually in total foreign assistance, subject to the approval of Congress, according to a report published by the Congressional Research Service.Last year, the Obama administration and Jordan signed a three-year agreement in which the United States pledged $1 billion annually in total foreign assistance, subject to the approval of Congress, according to a report published by the Congressional Research Service.