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| Jordan declares Syria and Iraq borders closed military zones | Jordan declares Syria and Iraq borders closed military zones |
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| Jordan has declared its border regions with Syria and Iraq to be closed military zones after a suicide bombing on Tuesday that killed six soldiers. | Jordan has declared its border regions with Syria and Iraq to be closed military zones after a suicide bombing on Tuesday that killed six soldiers. |
| It is not clear who was behind the attack, which was launched from Syrian territory, close to a refugee camp. | It is not clear who was behind the attack, which was launched from Syrian territory, close to a refugee camp. |
| The Jordanian government said no new refugee camps would be built and none would be expanded. | The Jordanian government said no new refugee camps would be built and none would be expanded. |
| Dozens of people have taken part in a candlelit vigil in the capital, Amman, in memory of the victims. | Dozens of people have taken part in a candlelit vigil in the capital, Amman, in memory of the victims. |
| Tuesday's attack, the first of its kind since the conflict in Syria began in 2011, saw a truck full of explosives driven at high speed over the border from Syria and blown up beside a Jordanian military post. | |
| 'Aid suspended' | |
| "Any vehicle and personnel movement within these areas that move without prior coordination will be treated as enemy targets and dealt with firmly and without leniency," an army statement said. | |
| The order went into effect immediately. | |
| Jordan's Information Minister, Mohammed Momani, told the BBC there had been warnings for months that militants - including members of the so-called Islamic State group - were hiding among Syrians stuck at the borders. | |
| He said Jordanians were angry at the attempt to undermine their country's security and stability. | |
| International relief workers said the Jordanian authorities had also suspended all humanitarian aid to the area, and warned that this could put the lives of refugees at risk. | |
| Tens of thousands of Syrians who ve been trying to enter Jordan are currently staying in this remote area of the desert. |