JAF says sounds heard on Sunday evening in Zarqa, Mafraq resulted from handling old explosives

AMMAN — A military source from the General Command of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) said that the sounds heard on Sunday evening in the governorates of Zarqa and Mafraq were due to the handling of several old explosives (unexploded ordnance) by the Royal Engineering Corps.

The source pointed out that these detonations did not result in any human or material damage, as they were conducted at night due to the nature and quantity of the explosives, ensuring their detonation in designated areas away from citizens and their properties, according to a JAF statement.