Jordanian security officer killed in Amman stabbing attack

Jordan's Public Security Directorate announced that one of its officers was stabbed to death in Amman and that the attacker was arrested.

• The officer was stabbed to death on Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah Street in Amman on Thursday.
• The attacker attempted to seize the officer's weapon before security forces arrested him.
• A second officer was slightly injured while confronting the attacker.
• Police found white weapons and two daggers in the attacker's possession.
• Jordanian authorities described the stabbing as a cowardly terrorist attack, the Public Security Directorate said.
• The assailant, injured while officers stopped him, had been planning to target security officers, reports said.