CanadaCanadian woman, 9 others killed in Jordan shooting ambushes

Omar Akour And Mohammed Daraghmeh, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dec 18, 2016, Last Updated: 8:37 PM ET

KARAK, Jordan Gunmen ambushed Jordanian police in a series of attacks Sunday, including at a Crusader castle popular with tourists, killing a woman visiting from Canada, seven officers and two local civilians, officials said.

At least 34 people were wounded in one of the bloodiest attacks in Jordan in recent memory. The Canadian government said a second Canadian was among the injured, but didnt immediately have any further detail.

Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion offered the governments condolences to the victims families.

Security officials said in a statement late Sunday that at least four gunmen were killed and that troops continued to search the area. The statement said large amounts of weapons had been seized. It made no reference to local media reports that at one point, the attackers had held hostages.

The shootings were the latest in …
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