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Israeli arrested after trying to infiltrate into Jordan

Xinhua, July 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

Jordan on Thursday arrested an Israeli who was trying to infiltrate into Jordan, according to a statement by the army.

The Israeli was caught as he was trying to illegally enter Jordan at dawn Thursday, the Jordanian army said, adding he was arrested and referred to concerned legal authorities.

Also on Thursday, Jordan arrested four Syrians as they were trying to smuggle large quantities of narcotics from Syria into Jordan.

They were referred to court, the army said, adding that it will deal with any suspicious movement at its borders with Syria.

Last month, Jordan announced its norther borders with Syria a closed military zone after a terrorist attack that killed seven Jordanian soldiers. Endit