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  • Tuesday ,20 December 2016
العربية

Islamic State claims responsibility for shootout at Jordanian castle: Statement

By-ahram

Copts and Poliltical Islam

18:12

Tuesday ,20 December 2016

Islamic State claims responsibility for shootout at Jordanian castle: Statement

Islamic State militants claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a shootout at a Crusader castle in the southern Jordanian city of Karak, in which at least nine people including a Canadian tourist were killed and scores injured.

The statement said four Islamic State fighters had undertaken the operation on Sunday that ended in their deaths. Jordanian officials have so far not said who they suspect of the attack but security sources said the perpetrators were Jordanian nationals.