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Jordanian security personnel injured after 'armed attacks'

Picture provided by Jordan’s official Petra news agency on June 5, 2021 shows injured officers following alleged clashes in the Malha area near the Queen Alia International Airport.

Jordan's interior ministry said late on Saturday that there were "armed attacks on security forces" in the past few hours in the Malha area near the Queen Alia International Airport road, according to state news agency Petra.

Some security personnel were injured during the incidents, the agency added.

In a separate statement published by Petra, Jordan's Police said four members of a security force "dealing with the riots in the Naour Brigade were injured and they are under treatment."

Picture provided by Jordan’s official Petra news agency on June 5, 2021 shows an injured officer following alleged clashes in the Malha area near the Queen Alia International Airport.

The police's media spokesman added that the security force had been dealing on Saturday evening with riots, burning vehicles, and fire shootings by a group of people in the Naour area.

(Source: Reuters)


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