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| Gunman fires on Jordan tourists | Gunman fires on Jordan tourists |
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| A gunman has opened fire on a group of foreign tourists in the Jordanian capital Amman, killing a British man. | A gunman has opened fire on a group of foreign tourists in the Jordanian capital Amman, killing a British man. |
| The shooting happened at the Roman amphitheatre, a popular attraction. | The shooting happened at the Roman amphitheatre, a popular attraction. |
| Five other tourists were injured - two British women as well as tourists from New Zealand, the Netherlands and Australia. The gunman was arrested. | Five other tourists were injured - two British women as well as tourists from New Zealand, the Netherlands and Australia. The gunman was arrested. |
| Militants have carried out a series of attacks in Jordan. Sixty people were killed in three suicide bomb attacks on hotels in November 2005. | Militants have carried out a series of attacks in Jordan. Sixty people were killed in three suicide bomb attacks on hotels in November 2005. |
| Interior Minister Eid al-Fayez said the gunman was now being questioned. | |
| "We as a government and people... regret the incident and hope it is a one-off which will not affect our tourism or security situation," Mr Fayez said. | "We as a government and people... regret the incident and hope it is a one-off which will not affect our tourism or security situation," Mr Fayez said. |
| A government spokesman Nasser Judeh said it appeared the attack was an "individual act" and that the gunmen had "no links with domestic or foreign" terrorist groups, the Associated Press reported. | |
| The man has been named as Nabil Ahmed Issa Jaourah, 38, who officials say comes from a village just outside Zarqa, a centre for Islamic militants, from where the killed al-Qaida in Iraq leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, hailed. | |
| 'Bleeding all over' | 'Bleeding all over' |
| The attack took place at 1230 local time (0930 GMT). | The attack took place at 1230 local time (0930 GMT). |
| Aftermath in pictures | Aftermath in pictures |
| Eyewitnesses said the attacker, said to be a Jordanian, approached the tourists shouting "God is great" in Arabic before firing at least 12 shots at the small group of tourists. | Eyewitnesses said the attacker, said to be a Jordanian, approached the tourists shouting "God is great" in Arabic before firing at least 12 shots at the small group of tourists. |
| When his ammunition ran out, the gunman fled into the crowds before being arrested, eyewitnesses said. | When his ammunition ran out, the gunman fled into the crowds before being arrested, eyewitnesses said. |
| Briton Karen Sparke, who survived the attack, told the BBC that when she heard the gunfire she initially thought a firecracker had been let off. | Briton Karen Sparke, who survived the attack, told the BBC that when she heard the gunfire she initially thought a firecracker had been let off. |
| She then turned around and saw a man pointing a gun at the group. | She then turned around and saw a man pointing a gun at the group. |
| "I don't remember much about it," she said. "Just that I was shot and as I looked my other friends were on the floor laying down, and then I went up the steps a bit further and stood round the corner and then realised that I was bleeding all over." | "I don't remember much about it," she said. "Just that I was shot and as I looked my other friends were on the floor laying down, and then I went up the steps a bit further and stood round the corner and then realised that I was bleeding all over." |
| As well as the tourists, a member of the local tourist police was injured. | |
| 'Callous' | 'Callous' |
| UK Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said she was "extremely saddened" by news of the attack. | UK Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said she was "extremely saddened" by news of the attack. |
| "My sympathies are with the victims and their families. Acts of violence such as this are as senseless as they are callous," she said. | "My sympathies are with the victims and their families. Acts of violence such as this are as senseless as they are callous," she said. |
| The BBC's Jon Leyne, in Amman, says local people joined in the struggle to overpower the gunman. | |
| The area surrounding the Roman amphitheatre has been sealed off and anti-terrorist police are patrolling the site. | The area surrounding the Roman amphitheatre has been sealed off and anti-terrorist police are patrolling the site. |
| British tourists visiting Jordan are warned by the UK Foreign Office of a "high threat of terrorism", with Westerners being a particular target. Jordan's tourist trade has been badly hit by reaction to the conflict in Lebanon, although tour operators say it remains popular with more adventurous travellers. | British tourists visiting Jordan are warned by the UK Foreign Office of a "high threat of terrorism", with Westerners being a particular target. Jordan's tourist trade has been badly hit by reaction to the conflict in Lebanon, although tour operators say it remains popular with more adventurous travellers. |
| The amphitheatre, cut into a steep hill in the centre of Amman, is the Jordanian capital's top tourist attraction. | The amphitheatre, cut into a steep hill in the centre of Amman, is the Jordanian capital's top tourist attraction. |