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Shots fired at tourist bus in Petra, Jordan

epa07268304 The last tourists of the day take a look at the building of the 'Treasury' at the Petra World Heritage site, some 293km south of Amman, Jordan, 04 January 2019 (Issued 07 January 2019). According to local media reports the number of tourists in Jordan has grown by some 7.1 percent in the third quarter of 2018. The number of visitors of Petra site in 2018 is the second largest since it was established as an official tourism destination. Petra is an archaeological world heritage site, dating back to around 400 BC as the capital city of the ancient Nabataean kingdom. EPA-EFE/ANDRE PAIN

The Jordanian authorities insisted that no tourists were wounded when tourist bus came under fire in Petra.

Petra Chief Commissioner Sulaiman Farajat told The Jordan Times that the vehicle was empty and belongs to tour guides and there were no tourists inside the bus at the time of the incident.

No loss of lives or injuries were reported he added.

He added that a suspect has been arrested, who is a local who allegedly shot the bus while passing through Umm Saihoun, which is part of Petra’s back-trail, usually frequented by workers including tour guides but not tourists.

 

Via The Jordan Times

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