British tourist killed in Jordan
A gunman has opened fire on foreign tourists in the Jordanian capital Amman, killing a British tourist, a government spokesman has said.
The shooting happened at the Roman amphitheatre in central Amman, a popular tourist attraction.
Five other tourists were injured, before the gunman was arrested.
Militants have carried out a series of attacks in Jordan. Sixty people were killed in three suicide attacks on hotels in November 2005.
Jordanian government spokesman Nasser Judeh said the wounded included three tourists from the UK, one from the Netherlands and one New Zealander. The guide was a Jordanian national.
The attack took place at 1230 local time (0930 GMT).
One eyewitness, quoted by the AFP news agency, said the attacker approached the tourists shouting "God is great" in Arabic, before firing.
I visited that amphitheatre as part of my honeymoon. A beautiful spot marred by senseless brutality. We then went on to see Hatshepsut's temple in Egypt where the tour guide carefully pointed out all the blood spatters from where a group of tourists had been mown down by another peace loving muslim shouting "God is great".
A gunman has opened fire on foreign tourists in the Jordanian capital Amman, killing a British tourist, a government spokesman has said.
The shooting happened at the Roman amphitheatre in central Amman, a popular tourist attraction.
Five other tourists were injured, before the gunman was arrested.
Militants have carried out a series of attacks in Jordan. Sixty people were killed in three suicide attacks on hotels in November 2005.
Jordanian government spokesman Nasser Judeh said the wounded included three tourists from the UK, one from the Netherlands and one New Zealander. The guide was a Jordanian national.
The attack took place at 1230 local time (0930 GMT).
One eyewitness, quoted by the AFP news agency, said the attacker approached the tourists shouting "God is great" in Arabic, before firing.
I visited that amphitheatre as part of my honeymoon. A beautiful spot marred by senseless brutality. We then went on to see Hatshepsut's temple in Egypt where the tour guide carefully pointed out all the blood spatters from where a group of tourists had been mown down by another peace loving muslim shouting "God is great".
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