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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 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. | 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. |
| Radio Hala said the government convened an emergency meeting after the assault, which occurred around 7 a.m. at an intelligence office in the Baqaa refugee camp. | |
| 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. | 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 assailants as people who, “strayed away from religion and spilled the 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. |