KARAK, Jordan — Gunmen assaulted Jordanian police in a series of attacks Sunday, including at a Crusader castle popular with tourists, killing seven officers, two local civilians and a woman visiting from Canada, officials said. A Jordanian man takes pictures amidst rain and tear gas fired by security forces to disperse local residents angry about the attack, next to Karak Castle, during an ongoing attack, in the central town of Karak, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) south of the capital Amman in Jordan, Sunday, Dec.18, 2016. The chain of events began when a police patrol received reports of a house fire in the town of Qatraneh in the Karak district, said a statement by Jordan's Public Security Directorate. “As soon as they reached the area, unknown gunmen who were inside the house opened fire on the patrol, wounding a policeman, and then fled by car,” the statement said. تعزيزات امنية تتوجه إلى قلعة #الكرك pic.twitter.com/vcVuGG7Qnw — AlMaqar صحيفة المقر (@Maqarcom) December 18, 2016



In another attack, the Public Security Directorate said, fighters fired on a security patrol in Karak, causing no injuries. AMMAN: Gunmen killed 10 people including a Canadian tourist and police officers on Sunday in southern Jordan, before security forces killed four attackers in a siege lasting several hours.
Unknown militants stage a number of attacks across the city of Al-Karak in Jordan, killing five people and injuring at least 10 others.