(The Guardian)- At least one person was killed on Sunday in a shooting incident at the Israeli embassy in the Jordanian capital Amman, a Jordanian security source said.
The source declined to give any details as police sealed off the heavily protected embassy in an affluent part of the capital.
Earlier, the Hala Akhbar website linked to the Jordanian military reported that an Israeli and a Jordanian were wounded and that the incident involved a stabbing and a shooting.
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A heavier-than-usual Jordanian security presence was seen near the embassy on Sunday evening. Israel’s foreign ministry had no immediate comment.
The incident came at a time of mounting tensions between Israel and the Muslim world over metal detectors that Israel installed at a Jerusalem shrine revered by Muslims and Jews.
Jordan is the Muslim custodian of the site. On Friday, thousands of Jordanians staged an anti-Israeli protest in Amman.
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