People including tourists being held hostage in Jordanian castle

[gregjrichards]

"A Canadian woman and four police officers were killed after armed men opened fire in Jordan and took refuge in a medieval castle, with other tourists believed to be trapped inside, police and security sources said.

Four police officers were killed when the gunmen went on a shooting spree in the mountainous city of Karak, a police statement said.

The Canadian woman, who is believed to be a tourist, was caught in a shootout between the armed men and the police.

Nine others were injured and tourists are believed to be trapped inside as the unidentified group continue to fire at police from inside the castle, which is besieged by law enforcement."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...le-tourists-trapped-inside.html#ixzz4TCi13oO3

 

[gregjrichards]

"According to Reuters and local media quoting police and security sources, other tourists were believed to be trapped inside the castle with between four and six of the gunmen who took refuge there after the shootings.

Amid reports that some local residents had entered the sprawling castle to help rescue those trapped inside, video posted on social media appeared to show several people, one wearing a rucksack, being escorted through a gate by security officials.

According to al-Gahd news agency as many as 14 tourists were possibly trapped inside the castle, with some reports suggesting some may have been taken hostage, although none of that could immediately be confirmed."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/18/canadian-tourist-five-killed-gunmen-jordan-karak

 

[Jax49]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38358309

Gun attacks in and near the Jordanian city of Karak have left seven people dead including a Canadian tourist and at least four police officers.

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on two police patrols before fleeing to an ancient hilltop castle and attacking a police station there, officials say.

Several tourists trapped in the castle are now reported to have been freed and police are storming the complex.

 

[Jax49]

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/jordan-police-patrols-attacked-al-karak-161218131120902.html

Police in the mountainous city, 120km south of the capital Amman, freed 10 people, including foreign tourists, but some were still being held on Sunday in the Crusader-era castle from where the fighters shot at security forces who were surrounding it, a security source said.

 

[Jax49]

Jordan attack: Canadian among 10 dead in Karak shooting

Gun attacks in and near the Jordanian city of Karak have left 10 people dead including a Canadian tourist and at least four police officers.

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on two police patrols before fleeing to an ancient hilltop castle and attacking a police station there, officials say.
Several tourists trapped in the castle were later freed and police were in a stand-off with gunmen as night fell.

No group has admitted carrying out the attacks.

 

[gregjrichards]

Security forces in Jordan say four "terrorist outlaws" are dead and explosives have been seized after 10 people were killed in a shootout at a castle.

http://news.sky.com/story/canadian-tourist-among-the-dead-as-gunmen-attack-karak-castle-10701484