Shelling from Syria kills one, injures four others in North Jordan

Published June 25th, 2015 - 12:28 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Three Syrian shells struck the northern Jordanian city of Al Ramtha on Thursday, killing one person and injuring three others, reports al-Ghad news.

Governor Badr Alqady announced the 23-year-old man was killed by a projectile while passing through shops in Ramtha. Despite being immediately rushed to the hospital, he was pronounced dead upon arrival. 

The three shells struck a house, an empty school, and vacant land near a medical clinic, respectively. 

Residents of Ramtha, located just a few kilometers from Daraa, have been reporting that there homes are shaking from the heavy fighting between the Free Syrian Army and Syrian government forces.

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