Gunman Shot Dead, 3 Police Injured in Shooting Near Israeli Embassy in Jordan

Gunman Shot Dead, 3 Police Injured in Shooting Near Israeli Embassy in Jordan
Police vehicles on a street near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan, on Nov. 24, 2024. Jehad Shelbak/Reuters
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AMMAN—A gunman was dead and three Jordanian policemen injured after a shooting near the heavily fortified Israeli embassy in the capital Amman in Sunday’s early hours, state media said.

Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the affluent Rabiah neighborhood of the Jordanian capital, the state news agency Petra reported, citing public security, adding investigations were ongoing.