At least nine people, inclduing a woman visiting from Canada, were killed when gunmen ambushed police and carried out a series of attacks, including at a Crusader-era castle, in central Jordan on Sunday. A standoff between Jordanian special forces and the assailants holed up inside the castle in Karak lasted several hours after the first shooting. According to BBC News, several tourists were trapped inside, however they reportedly were freed and police stormed into the castle. At least 27 additional people have been wounded, with some reports putting the figure much higher. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks in and near the central town of Karak, about 87 miles south of the capital, Amman. The chain of events began when a police patrol received reports of a house fire in the town of Qatraneh in the Karak district, said a statement by Jordan's Public Security Directorate. The officers responding to the call came under fire from inside the house, the statement said. Two policemen were wounded and the assailants fled in a car, it said. In another attack, gunmen fired on a security patrol in Karak, causing no injuries, the statement said. At least nine people, inclduing a woman visiting from Canada, were killed when gunmen ambushed police and carried out a series of attacks, including at a Crusader-era castle, in central Jordan on Sunday. A standoff between Jordanian special forces and the assailants holed up inside the castle in Karak lasted several hours after the first shooting. According to BBC News, several tourists were trapped inside, however they reportedly were freed and police stormed into the castle. At least 27 additional people have been wounded, with some reports putting the figure much higher. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks in and near the central town of Karak, about 87 miles south of the capital, Amman. The chain of events began when a police patrol received reports of a house fire in the town of Qatraneh in the Karak district, said a statement by Jordan's Public Security Directorate. The officers responding to the call came under fire from inside the house, the statement said. Two policemen were wounded and the assailants fled in a car, it said. In another attack, gunmen fired on a security patrol in Karak, causing no injuries, the statement said.
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