What the records say
- When
- 20 Dec 2016
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 31.18° N, 35.70° E
Placed at the town its text puts it in, Al-Karak.
Summary
Four police officers and one suspect have been killed following a raid on an apartment near Al-Karak in Jordan. Two more suspects have been arrested under suspicions of connections with Sunday's attack in the city by the Islamic State.
2016 Al-Karak attack
Shootings in Al-Karak, Jordan
On 18 December 2016, a series of shootings took place in the city of Al-Karak in southern Jordan. The attack started in the vicinity of Al-Karak where a group of unidentified militants ambushed emergency responders and then moved into the city, attacking police patrols and the local police station and finally seeking shelter in the historic Crusader-era Kerak Castle, a popular tourist attraction.
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