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A member of Jordan’s Public Security Directorate died from injuries sustained in a stabbing attack in Amman on Thursday. The attacker attempted to seize the officer's weapon but was stopped by another security officer who also got injured; the assailant is now in custody. Authorities suggest the attacker planned this incident specifically against security personnel, though no direct link has been established with previous attacks, such as one at a church funeral weeks prior that killed nine people.

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On November 3, 2026, a Jordanian security officer was killed and another wounded in a stabbing attack in Amman, Jordan’s capital. The attacker attempted to seize the weapon of the security officer who died but was stopped by a second security officer who also sustained injuries. According to the Public Security Directorate and state-run Al-Mamlaka TV, the incident is classified as a "terrorist act" planned against security personnel. The suspect was arrested after the attack near the Sri Lankan Embassy in Amman. This incident occurred less than two weeks after gunmen killed nine people and wounded 40 during a church funeral in Karak governorate on October 23, highlighting increasing security concerns in Jordan.

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Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Amman reported that after the attack, the injured security officer was transported to hospital with the injured assailant, while authorities began investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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Security ⁠officer killed in stabbing attack in Jordan’s capital · assertive framing

One person has been killed and another wounded in a stabbing attack in Jordan’s capital, Amman. asserted

another → kill → capital

Jordan’s Public Security Directorate said that a member of its forces was assaulted with a sharp object and died “in a cowardly terrorist attack” on Thursday. asserted

member → say → Thursday

Jordan’s state-run Al-Mamlaka TV reported that the assailant attempted to seize the weapon of the security officer who was killed. asserted

who → run → officer

A second security officer intervened to stop him, and both the assailant and the second security officer sustained injuries, Al-Mamlaka added. asserted

Mamlaka → intervene → injuries

It said that the attacker had been arrested. asserted

attacker → say → ?

The Public Security Directorate said a preliminary investigation indicated the attacker had been “planning to commit the terrorist act against the officers of the General Security Directorate”. asserted

attacker → say → Directorate

authorities → report → incident

The Sri Lankan Embassy in Amman said that the attack took place in its vicinity, the Associated Press news agency reported. asserted

agency → say → vicinity

The attack comes weeks after gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in southern Jordan, killing nine people and wounding dozens more. asserted

gunmen → come → dozens

It was not immediately clear if the stabbing was related to the church attack. asserted

stabbing → relate → attack

Jordan’s King Abdullah said on Monday that “terrorists” would not be allowed to threaten the country’s unity and security, after the deadly church attack prompted Jordanian strikes in Syria. asserted

attack → say → Syria

Security ⁠officer killed in stabbing attack in Jordan’s capital

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