Stabbing attack kills Jordanian security official in Amman

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A stabbing attack near the Sri Lankan embassy in Amman resulted in the death of one Jordanian security personnel and the wounding of another, with the attacker arrested at the scene, according to reports from Ynet and Israel Hayom.

Jordanian authorities reported the incident occurred against security force members in the capital. The assailant was apprehended immediately after the attack.

The incident comes as regional security concerns persist, with Turkey simultaneously reporting a separate incident in which one of its soldiers was killed in exchanges of fire at the Iranian border over the weekend, prompting a joint investigation.

Sources: Ynet, www.israelhayom.co.il, Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post, Walla

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