Solemn funerals in the presence of the Crown Prince
3 Jordanian policemen were killed during a raid on a terrorist cell
During the funeral of Captain Ghaith Al-Rahahleh in Amman.
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The Jordanian Crown Prince while attending the funeral of the traveler.
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Three Jordanian police officers were killed, and five others were wounded, during a raid targeting a terrorist cell that includes a suspect in the killing of the deputy police chief of Ma’an Governorate (south of the Kingdom), while dealing with protests, as announced by the Public Security Directorate, yesterday, and the three dead Jordanians attended funerals. Majestic, in the presence of the Jordanian Crown Prince, Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II.
And it said in a statement, "The Public Security Directorate mourns the martyrdom of three of its employees, and the wounding of five others, during a raid on a terrorist cell, including the suspect in the killing of the martyr, Colonel Abdul Razzaq Al-Dalabeh."
She added that the raid in Ma'an (218 km south of Amman) led to "the killing of the suspect, who was a campaigner of takfiri ideology, and the arrest of nine other people, and they were seized with a group of firearms," noting that "the investigations are still ongoing."
Later, the Security Directorate said in a second statement, regarding the details of the raid, that a special security force carried out a raid yesterday morning of a terrorist cell in the Husseiniya area in Ma’an Governorate, after the investigations carried out by the investigative team assigned to the incident led to the death of Brigadier General Al Dalabeh, by limiting the suspicion In "a group of brothers who carry takfiri thought."
He added, "The security force surrounded the whereabouts of the suspects. Immediately after the raid began, one of them fired heavy bullets from an automatic weapon at the force, and the rules of engagement were applied with him, which resulted in the death of three officers and members of the force, the wounding of five others, and the death of the terrorist Mutlaq." fire".
The statement confirmed that "the raid led to the arrest of nine persons suspected of involvement in the case, including four brothers of the murdered terrorist, who fired at the force, and three other sons of one of them, along with two other persons who were accompanying them, and they were seized with a group of automatic firearms and a quantity of weapons." Lots of ammunition.
Al-Dalabeh, the deputy police chief of Ma’an Governorate, was killed while dealing with “riots” that took place in protests against the rise in fuel prices, and two security men were wounded, according to what the General Security announced on Friday.
On Friday, King Abdullah II condemned the colonel's killing, pledging that "the criminal will receive his punishment before justice for his heinous crime."
On Friday, the notables and sons of Ma'an issued a statement mourning Colonel Al-Dalabeh, stressing "their rejection and condemnation of any act outside the law."
Later, the General Security announced that 49 members of the General Security were injured during the riots, and that 70 vehicles of the General Security and more than 90 vehicles of citizens were attacked.
The General Security vowed to strike with an "iron fist".
Later yesterday, the Jordanians held the funeral for the three dead, as the Jordanian Crown Prince, Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II, came yesterday to the Sweileh area in the capital, Amman, to participate in the funeral of Captain Ghaith Qassem Al-Rahahleh.
The Jordanians also mourned the body of the second lieutenant, Moataz Musa Al-Najada, from the Manshiyat Ma'in Mosque to the Al-Balad Cemetery (Madaba), in the presence of a large presence of the family and friends of the late young man, in addition to a solemn military presence of comrades-in-arms, from the salaries of the security services of the General Security and the Jordanian Armed Forces. .
In southern Jordan, the body of Corporal Ibrahim Atef Al-Shaqarin was buried, from the Great Mosque of Al-Ais to the cemetery of Majadel Al-Ais, in the presence of hundreds of Jordanians.
A state of sadness, anger and denunciation prevailed in the governorates, while popular and official events confirmed their support for the security services.
Governorates in southern Jordan have recently witnessed strikes, in protest against the rise in fuel prices, starting with truck drivers, and sometimes joined by taxi and public bus drivers.
Markets and shops were closed last Wednesday in Maan and Karak (114 km south of Amman) and Madaba Governorate (35 km south of Amman) in solidarity with this movement.
Fuel prices are nearly double what they were last year, especially diesel, which is the main fuel for trucks and buses, and kerosene, which is the main heating fuel for the poor.
The government offered some solutions, including increasing freight rates and distributing sums of money to support the most affected families, but it seems that they were not satisfactory enough for the strikers.
A state of sadness, anger, and disapproval prevailed in the governorates, while popular and official events confirmed their support for the security services.
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