Jordan king vows response after terrorist attack killing 6 soldiers

King Abdullah II of Jordan on Tuesday vowed a response after a terrorist attack killed at least six Jordanian troops and injured 14 others on the border with Syria, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

"Jordan will strike with an iron fist all those who try to harm its security and borders," the king, also the supreme commander of Jordan's Armed Forces, said at a meeting at the army headquarters.

The king expressed pride in the soldiers who defend the country's borders against terrorists, commending the unity and solidarity among Jordanians.

"These terrorist attacks will only make us more determined to face terrorism and fight its gangs," he said.

Earlier on Tuesday, a booby trapped car exploded at a military post in the no man's land area between Jordan and Syria.

The attacked military post was dedicated for serving the Syrian refugees in the area.

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 Islamic State (IS) group or supporters and majority of them came from areas under the control of the terrorist group in Syria.

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