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Jordanian warplanes have hit and destroyed several vehicles trying to cross the border from Syria, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, underlining Amman's concern about incursions from areas controlled by Syrian rebels.Jordanian warplanes have hit and destroyed several vehicles trying to cross the border from Syria, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, underlining Amman's concern about incursions from areas controlled by Syrian rebels.
"There was an attempt to infiltrate across the border from Syria by a number of vehicles," said the spokesman, Mohammad al-Momani."There was an attempt to infiltrate across the border from Syria by a number of vehicles," said the spokesman, Mohammad al-Momani.
A Jordanian security source said the targets were Syrian rebels in civilian cars mounted with machine guns. A Jordanian security source told Reuters the targets were Syrian rebels in civilian cars mounted with machine guns. A Syrian military source cited by state television in Damascus said the vehicles did not belong to Syria's armed forces.
It was unclear whether rebels, who have dominated swaths of territory along Syria's southern border with Jordan, might have been seeking refuge inside Jordan from the fighting with Bashar al-Assad's forces that has raged in the region.It was unclear whether rebels, who have dominated swaths of territory along Syria's southern border with Jordan, might have been seeking refuge inside Jordan from the fighting with Bashar al-Assad's forces that has raged in the region.
A Jordanian army statement said "camouflaged vehicles" had tried to enter from an area with rugged terrain. "The fighter jets fired warning shots, but they were ignored, prompting them to destroy the vehicles. The army will not tolerate such actions," the statement said.
Momani said the kingdom was increasingly worried about infiltration from Syria. "We are worried about cases of infiltration … and reports that talk about armed groups that are close to the border and the absence of security there."Momani said the kingdom was increasingly worried about infiltration from Syria. "We are worried about cases of infiltration … and reports that talk about armed groups that are close to the border and the absence of security there."
Amman has tightened already firm controls along the 230-mile (370km) border to try to prevent Jordanian Islamist militants who have joined the rebels from crossing back into Jordan. They are seen as a domestic security threat. Damascus has accused Amman of backing the three-year uprising against Bashar al-Assad by training and arming rebels, but Jordan denies this and says it has tightened already firm controls along the 230-mile (370km) border to try to prevent Jordanian Islamist militants who have joined the rebels from crossing back into Jordan. They are seen as a domestic security threat.