Jordanian officer killed, one other wounded in Amman stabbing, suspect arrested

Jerusalem Post/Middle EastPreliminary investigations indicated that the attacker had intended and planned to carry out a "terrorist attack" against public security personnel, the directorate said.Follow us on GoogleSecurity personnel stand outside Saint George’s Greek Orthodox Church, where gunmen opened fire during a funeral the previous day, in the village of Hamoud, Karak, Jordan, October 24, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/ALAA AL SUKHNI)NOVEMBER 5, 2026 14:51A Jordanian security officer was killed, and another was wounded in a stabbing attack in Amman on Thursday, Jordan's Public Security Directorate said, adding that the suspect had been arrested.The attack took place near the Sri Lankan embassy, it said.Preliminary investigations indicated that the attacker had intended and planned to carry out a "terrorist attack" against public security personnel, the directorate said.The grounds of Saint George’s Greek Orthodox Church, where gunmen opened fire during a funeral the previous day, is cordoned-off, in the village of Hamoud, Karak, Jordan, October 24, 2026. (credit: REUTERS/ALAA AL SUKHNI)Gunmen open fire at Jordanian churchLess than two weeks earlier, on October 23, gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan's Karak governorate, killing nine people and wounding 40 in a rare attack on the country's Christian minority. It was not immediately clear if the stabbing was related to the church attack.Jordan's King Abdullah said on Monday that terrorists would not be allowed to threaten the country's unity and security, after the deadly church attack prompted Jordanian strikes in Syria.Follow us on Google