Jordanian police officer kills 2 Americans, 1 S. African at training center near Amman

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AMMAN — A Jordanian army officer shot dead two American military personnel and one South African and wounded six other people on Monday at a US-funded security training facility near Amman, Jordan’s government spokesman said.

Mohammad Momani told Reuters that the attacker was shot dead by Jordanian security forces; he did not commit suicide as security forces earlier reported.

A Jordanian security source said the gunman was a senior co-trainer with the rank of captain.

The incident occurred in a facility that mainly trains Iraqi and Palestinian forces on the outskirts of the capital Amman.

It took place on the 10th anniversary of al-Qaida suicide bombings that targeted three Amman luxury hotels and killed dozens of people in the worst militant attack in the history of Jordan, astaunch US ally.