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6 Jordanian officers killed, 14 injured in terrorist attack

Xinhua, June 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Jordan Armed Forces said Tuesday six Jordanian officers were killed and 14 others were injured in the terrorist attack at dawn on Tuesday at the borders with Syria.

Those killed include four border guard soldiers, a civil defence member and a member of the public security department.

Of the total 14 injured, nine are members of the public security department, it said in a statement on official Facebook account.

They were killed in a booby trapped car explosion at the no man's land area between Jordan and Syria, the Jordan Armed Forces said.

An explosion occurred near the Syrian refugees camp at the no man's land between Jordan and Syria at 5:30 a.m. local time, killing and injuring the officer.

The Jordanian army engaged with many enemy vehicles and destroyed them at the same time.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Nasser Judeh condemned the terrorist attack.

"Terrorists strike again this time against our border guards," the minister said in a tweet Tuesday.

"A number of fallen and injured Jordanian heroes. This evil will be defeated," said Judeh on his official Twitter account.

More than 50,000 Syrian refugees are stranded at the no man's land as Jordan discovered a large number of them were members of the terrorist Islamic State or supporters.

Since 2011, the Jordanian army foiled many attempts by terrorists to infiltrate into Jordan. Endit