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Jordanian officer killed in Amman stabbing, suspect arrested, security agency says

📍 Amman, JO·🕐 8h ago·11 outlets

DUBAI, Nov 5 (Reuters) - A Jordanian security officer was killed and another was wounded in a stabbing attack in Amman on Thursday, Jordan's Public Security Directorate said, adding that the suspect had been arrested. The attack took place near the Sri Lankan embassy, it said. Preliminary investigations indicated that the attacker had intended and planned to carry out a "terrorist attack" against public security personnel, the directorate said.

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[Claude] All three reports describe the same Amman stabbing that killed a Jordanian security officer and led to an arrest, with no conflicting facts.

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