Jordanian border guard killed in clash with smugglers at border with Syria-Xinhua

Jordanian border guard killed in clash with smugglers at border with Syria

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-12-12 20:06:48

AMMAN, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- A Jordanian border guard was killed and another wounded in an armed clash with smugglers along the Syria-Jordan border early Tuesday, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

The smugglers were intercepted while trying to transport a substantial quantity of narcotics from Syria into Jordan by exploiting the poor visibility in thick fog, Petra quoted a source from the Jordanian Armed Forces as saying.

Several smugglers were killed during the clash, and the rest fled to Syrian territory, according to the source. Enditem.