Two arrested for allegedly setting fire to vehicle with owner inside

AMMAN — Personnel at the Irbid Public Security Department (PSD) and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have arrested two suspects who allegedly set fire to a vehicle while its owner was inside, a security source said on Friday.

The source said that the owner was transferred to hospital where he was reported to be in critical condition, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. After listening to witnesses’ testimonies, security personnel have arrested one of the suspects who admitted to having disputes with the victim, maintaining that the other suspect set the vehicle ablaze. 

Further investigation led to the identification of the second suspect’s hideout in eastern Amman, where security personnel raided the house and arrested him, the source added.