USA: Skjerper sikkerheten i Jordan

NRK24 October 2026, 06:15 UTCJordan

Sikkerheten er skjerpet ved kjøpesentre, utenlandske ambassader og andre steder over hele Jordan etter fredagens angrep på en kirke i Karak-guvernementet. Det uttaler USAs ambassade i Amman, skriver Reuters. Ambassaden sier den følger terrorangrepet mot den gresk-ortodokse kirken i Karak nøye. Det er fortsatt ukjent hvem som sto bak angrepet, der minst sju ble drept og 40 såret, da væpnede men begynte å skyte under en begravelse.

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