Shells hit north border area, no injuries

AMMAN — Four mortar shells from Syria fell, at separate times, on deserted areas in Ramtha District, on Thursday, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, quoted Irbid Governor Saad Shihab as saying.

Three of the shells did not explode and the fourth exploded on empty land in the Turra border area near Ramtha, 90km north of Amman, but caused no injuries, according to Shihab. 

Meanwhile, pictures of blazes from an explosion on agricultural land went viral on the media. In response, Shihab said, concerned parties scanned the area to find that the fire broke out on the Syrian side.

Early in July, authorities dealt with an unexploded mortar shell that fell south of Turra Bridge in an area far from the residential area.

Moreover, in June a mortar shell fell on a Ramtha market in the city centre, killing a university student and injuring four other people.

In recent remarks to The Jordan Times, residents of the border town, just a few kilometres from the Syrian border, said they have had “sleepless nights” due to the proximity of the intense clashes between the Syrian army and the armed opposition near the border.