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Jordan condemns Israeli killing of national in Jerusalem

Xinhua, September 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

Jordan on Saturday condemned as "barbaric" the killing of a Jordanian national by Israeli forces in east Jerusalem, state-run news agency Petra reported.

On Friday, Israeli police said they shot and killed a Jordanian citizen after he allegedly tried to stab police officers outside east Jerusalem's Old City.

Spokesman for the Jordanian Foreign Ministry Sabah Rafi on Saturday refuted the Israeli narrative that the victim tried to attack Israeli officers with a knife.

"The Jordanian government is following up the case to look into all details and to hand over the body of the martyr to his family in preparation to take international legal and diplomatic procedures," Rafi said.

The government strongly condemns the killing of Saeed Alamro, he added.

Meanwhile, the victim's brother told Xinhua on Saturday that Alamro was on a visit to some relatives in Jerusalem and he wanted to enter al-Aqsa Mosque for the Friday prayer, but he was shot in the head.

"We do not believe the Israelis claims," Abdullah Alamro said. Endit