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05/09/2006
Jordananian gunman 'acted alone'
A gunman who opened fire on a group of tourists in the Jordanian capital of Amman on Monday, killing a British man, is believed to have acted alone, according to reports.
Nasser Judeh, a spokesperson for the Jordanian government, told the Associated Press that the gunman - named as Nabil Ahmed Issa Jaourah - is believed to have had no links with any terrorist groups.
Mr Jaourah is understood to be from a village just outside Zarqa, the former home of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq until his death in June.
The gunman opened fire on a group of tourists - from Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands - near the Roman Amphitheatre in Amman on Monday. He was arrested after running into the crowd.
One British man, thirty-year-old Christopher Stokes, was killed and five other tourists, including two British women, were injured.
(KMcA/SP)
Nasser Judeh, a spokesperson for the Jordanian government, told the Associated Press that the gunman - named as Nabil Ahmed Issa Jaourah - is believed to have had no links with any terrorist groups.
Mr Jaourah is understood to be from a village just outside Zarqa, the former home of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq until his death in June.
The gunman opened fire on a group of tourists - from Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands - near the Roman Amphitheatre in Amman on Monday. He was arrested after running into the crowd.
One British man, thirty-year-old Christopher Stokes, was killed and five other tourists, including two British women, were injured.
(KMcA/SP)
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