Army arrests two foreign infiltrators

AMMAN — Border Guards on Thursday foiled an infiltration attempt by two foreigners who attempted to cross from Jordan into a neighbouring country, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, quoted an official source at the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army as saying. 

The Border Guards observed the rules of engagement followed in such cases, apprehending both of them and referring them to concerned authorities, the source said.

The border troops this week killed an infiltrator and injured another after they tried to cross from Syria into Jordan, the army reported. 

During the past months, border surveillance troops have detected and arrested or killed a number of infiltrators, mostly narcotics smugglers and suspected terrorists. 

The military has repeatedly stressed that it would deal with any attempts to cross the border, in any direction, and counter schemes to harm Jordan and Jordanians with the necessary force.