16-year-old dies in Jabal Al Taj shooting

By Petra - Jan 09,2014 - Last updated at Jan 09,2014

AMMAN — A 16-year-old boy died of his injuries on Wednesday after being shot by a “wanted man” who was arrested a short while later, the Public Security Department (PSD) said.

The man, an ex-convict who is wanted on 18 security counts, claimed that he was just shooting in the air in the capital’s Jabal Al Taj neighbourhood and did not mean to kill the boy, the PSD said.

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