AMMAN, Jordan — A gunman was dead and three policemen injured after a shooting near the Israeli embassy in neighbouring Jordan, a security source and state media said on Sunday. Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the Rabiah neighbourhood of Amman, state news agency Petra reported, citing public security, adding investigations were ongoing. Jordan’s government communications minister, Mohamed Momani, described the shooting as a terror attack that targeted public security forces in the country. Jordanian police had earlier cordoned off an area near the heavily policed embassy after gunshots were heard, witnesses said. Police had called on residents to stay in their homes as security personnel searched for the culprits, a security source said.

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Persons: Jordan —, Petra, Mohamed Momani Organizations: Sunday . Police, Israel, Police Locations: AMMAN, Jordan, Rabiah, Amman, Israel, Gaza