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A Jordanian court has sentenced a man to death by hanging for a gun attack that killed a British tourist visiting Amman and injured six other people. | |
Nabil Ahmad Jaoura, a Jordanian of Palestinian origin, is said to have been motivated by anger at Western policies towards Arabs in the region. | Nabil Ahmad Jaoura, a Jordanian of Palestinian origin, is said to have been motivated by anger at Western policies towards Arabs in the region. |
He is said to have acted alone and had no links to violent organisations. | He is said to have acted alone and had no links to violent organisations. |
British accountant Christopher Stokes was killed in September's shooting outside Amman's Roman amphitheatre. | |
Five other tourists and a Jordanian policeman were hurt by bullets fired from Jaoura's pistol. Jaoura was arrested at the scene of the shooting. | Five other tourists and a Jordanian policeman were hurt by bullets fired from Jaoura's pistol. Jaoura was arrested at the scene of the shooting. |
As the sentence was read out in Jordan's state security court, Jaoura shouted in Arabic: "God is great!" and "We are the masters, not the slaves." | |
"I am a holy warrior and I thank God for this verdict," he said. | |
Anger | Anger |
In an interview with the BBC before the hearing, Jaoura's wife Mariam said two of his brothers had been killed by Israeli forces in Lebanon more than two decades ago. | In an interview with the BBC before the hearing, Jaoura's wife Mariam said two of his brothers had been killed by Israeli forces in Lebanon more than two decades ago. |
She said he had become increasingly angry watching Israel's conflict with Lebanon this summer - an event that, according to the BBC correspondent Jon Leyne, seems to have triggered a long-awaited act of revenge. | She said he had become increasingly angry watching Israel's conflict with Lebanon this summer - an event that, according to the BBC correspondent Jon Leyne, seems to have triggered a long-awaited act of revenge. |
Many Jordanians are critical of Western governments' stance towards the region, particularly their apparent support for Israel's policy towards the Palestinians and for the US occupation of Iraq. | |
A large proportion of Jordanians are descendants of Palestinian refugees. | |
The government of Jordan is allied to the US and the West. | |
In November 2005, scores of people were killed in suicide bomb attacks on three hotels housing visiting Westerners in Amman. | In November 2005, scores of people were killed in suicide bomb attacks on three hotels housing visiting Westerners in Amman. |
Hundreds took to the streets to protest against the attacks, believed to have been organised by the Jordanian-born militant, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. | |
Zarqawi was killed by US forces in Iraq earlier this year. |