Three U.S. service members were killed Friday in a shooting incident at a military base south of Jordan’s capital city Amman, a U.S. official said.
The service members were in vehicles approaching the gate of a Jordanian military training facility, where they came under small arms fire, the official said. The U.S. was working with Jordanian officials to investigate further.
Jordanian state news agency Petra first said the shooting occurred at the entrance to the King Faisal Air Base, in the al-Jafr area south of Amman, after the vehicles carrying the service members failed to stop at the security gates.
The agency later dropped the reference to a vehicle failing to stop at a gate, saying only that there was an “exchange” of gunfire.
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Update: Pentagon: At least 2 US trainers killed at Jordanian base (AP)
WNU Editor: There is a lot of confusion on what happened that resulted in three U.S. service members being killed by Jordanian security forces. This story will be updated when more news becomes available.