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| Jordan officers killed in attack at Baqaa camp near Amman | |
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| Five people have been killed in an attack on Jordanian intelligence officers at a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of the capital, Amman, government officials say. | |
| They described the incident as a "terrorist attack". | |
| At least three of the five people killed were intelligence officers, the officials said. | |
| The attack took place at the sprawling Baqaa camp north of Amman at about 07:00 local time (04:00 GMT). | |
| The Baqaa camp was one of six set up in 1968 for Palestinian refugees fleeing the West Bank and Gaza Strip as a result of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. | |
| Government spokesman Mohammed Momani said the "cowardly" attack targeted the intelligence agency office at the camp. No other details have been given so far. | |
| Some reports say all five of those killed were intelligence agents, others that two of the victims were office employees. | |
| The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) says Baqaa is the largest camp in Jordan. | |
| It is believed to house more than 100,000 refugees. | |
| UNRWA says the camp continues to face major challenges, including unemployment, poverty and the need for structural repair. |