Jordan said Monday that its army killed two armed men and wounded two others as they attempted to infiltrate into Israel at dawn. "The border army patrols spotted the four at dawn as they attempted to infiltrate into Israel," said Information Minister Nabil Sharif.
The four men fired at the Jordanian troops in the northern Jordan Valley. Troops returned fire, killing two of the men
and injuring the others, said Sharif, according to international news agencies.
Sharif added security forces searched the area and discovered machine guns and ammunition. The Jordanian army has opened an investigation into the incident, Sharif said.
