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AMMAN — A drone crashed in Aman’s Umm Uthaina neighborhood on Monday, causing material damage to the outdoor area of a local restaurant, according to Brig. Gen. Mustafa Al-Hayari, director of Military Media.
Al Hayari told Al Mamlaka TV that the area, where the drone fell, was immediately secured by security forces and the army engineering corps, who dealt with the incident.
He said that initial investigations revealed that the drone was identified as a Shahed-101 model, the [famed Iranian UAV] and went down due to a technical malfunction. He added that the drone was reportedly carrying an explosive warhead and a detonating fuse.
Al Hayari confirmed that the explosive device was safely dismantled, and no injuries were reported.
He added that, since the outbreak of the ongoing regional escalation [between Iran and Israel], a total of 30 drones have fully crashed inside Jordanian territory, with hundreds more falling in fragments.
Since the start of Iran-Israel air war on June 13, flying objects have been spotted over several parts of the Kingdom, believed to be Iranian missiles and drones launched towards Israel.
The Public Security Directorate (PSD) has reported receiving multiple alerts about the fall of drones and suspicious objects in various areas across the Kingdom.
The PSD urged citizens to immediately report any such incidents through the 911 emergency hotline and to allow specialized teams to safely manage and investigate these cases.