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Security officer killed in attack near Sri Lankan Embassy in Amman
An attacker killed a Jordanian security officer near the Sri Lankan Embassy in Amman on Thursday.
Jordanian authorities said the officer was attacked with a sharp object.
State-run television reported that the attacker tried to take the officer’s weapon, and that a second officer intervened.
The attacker and the second officer were injured, and the assailant was arrested.
A preliminary investigation indicated the attacker had planned to target officers of Jordan’s General Security Directorate.
The attack comes weeks after gunmen killed nine people and wounded dozens at a church funeral in southern Jordan.
Jordan’s security services are responding, while the government has not announced further steps.
A Jordanian security officer was killed in a stabbing attack near the Sri Lankan Embassy in Amman on Thursday.
Jordan’s Public Security Directorate said a suspect had been arrested.
A second security officer was wounded, according to the directorate.
Preliminary investigations indicated that the attacker had planned a terrorist attack against security personnel.
The attack came less than two weeks after gunmen killed nine people at a funeral in southern Jordan.
- Who
- A Jordanian security officer was killed; another officer and the arrested suspect were also reported injured.
- What
- A stabbing attack took place near the Sri Lankan Embassy. Authorities described it as a terrorist act.
- When
- Thursday, November 5, 2026.
- Where
- Near the Sri Lankan Embassy in Amman, Jordan.
- Why
- Preliminary investigations indicated that the attacker had planned an attack against security personnel.
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Gunmen opened fire during a funeral in Jordan’s Karak governorate, killing nine people and wounding 40, according to the Straits Times.
A security officer was killed in an attack near the Sri Lankan Embassy in Amman, and authorities said the suspect had been arrested.
- Location
- Near the Sri Lankan Embassy, Amman
- Date
- November 5, 2026
- Fatalities
- One Jordanian security officer
- Injured
- A second security officer was wounded, according to Jordan’s Public Security Directorate
- Suspect
- Arrested
- Investigation
- Authorities said the attacker planned a terrorist attack against security personnel
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in a cowardly terrorist attack
planning to commit the terrorist act against the officers of the General Security Directorate
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assault on the dignity of the state