Two suspects dead in security raid to arrest 13

AMMAN — A security force arrested 13 suspects classified as “dangerous”, two of whom were killed in an exchange of gunfire during a morning raid in Mafraq on Wednesday, an Interior Ministry source said.

The suspects are involved in 135 cases, including attempted murder, possession of firearms, drug dealing and scams, according to the source.

The suspects were hiding in a fortified area protected by surveillance cameras and high walls built illegally over the main street, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, quoted the source as saying. 

An exchange of gunfire led to the injury of five Arab suspects who were taken to Mafraq Public Hospital, where two of them died, the source said, adding that the security force found stolen vehicles, weapons, ammunition, security cameras, and a counterfeit currency and documents at the scene. 

The source added that the raid was conducted after all attempts to have the suspects turn themselves in failed.

The suspects were reportedly using the area as a safe house to hide after “committing their crimes”.

The source urged every wanted suspect to turn herself or himself in to the authorities, stressing that the Interior Ministry will not allow anyone to violate the law or the state’s sovereignty.