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Jordan attack: Canadian among five dead in Karak shooting Jordan attack: Canadian among five dead in Karak shooting
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A Canadian tourist and four police officers have been killed in gun attacks in and near the Jordanian city of Karak, officials say.A Canadian tourist and four police officers have been killed in gun attacks in and near the Jordanian city of Karak, officials say.
Unidentified gunmen are reported to have taken refuge in an ancient castle in the city where several other tourists are said to be trapped. Unidentified gunmen went on a shooting spree before fleeing to an ancient castle in the city and taking several tourists hostage.
Jordan's Public Security Directorate said the gunmen first attacked a police patrol near Karak and then fled by car into the city. Jordanian officials said events began with a shoot-out between police and armed men at a house near Karak. The gunmen then fled by car into the city.
Nine other people have been wounded.Nine other people have been wounded.
No group has admitted carrying out the attacks.No group has admitted carrying out the attacks.
Security sources said the gunmen were holed up in Karak's Crusader-era castle and police reinforcements had been sent to the scene. "Police and security forces have surrounded the castle and its vicinity and launched an operation to hunt down the gunmen," a statement by Jordan's Public Security Directorate said.
One report said some tourists had been released, but this was not confirmed. It is not clear how many are trapped inside Karak's Crusader-era castle.
The statement said gunmen had also shot at a security patrol before they reached the castle. Once inside they opened fire on a police station, a statement said.
It is not clear if all the fatalities took place at the castle.
Jordan is a close ally of the US and a member of the US-led coalition fighting the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Iraq.Jordan is a close ally of the US and a member of the US-led coalition fighting the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Iraq.
US forces have trained a small group of Syrian rebels in Jordan as well as Iraqi and Palestinian security forces.US forces have trained a small group of Syrian rebels in Jordan as well as Iraqi and Palestinian security forces.