Jordanian given death penalty for 2019 stabbing attack - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Jan 12, 2021

This picture taken on Nov. 6, 2019, shows a view of the scene where several people, including tourists along with a Jordanian tour guide and a security officer, were wounded in a knife attack in the site of Jerash, a popular attraction 50 kilometers north of the capital. It is not the first time tourist sites have been targeted by attacks in Jordan. In December 2016, in Karak, home to one of the region's biggest Crusader castles, 10 people were killed in an attack that also left 30 wounded. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State group, and 10 people were eventually convicted of carrying it out. — AHMAD ABDO/AFP via Getty Images

Salem Hammed, 23, a Bedouin guide, climbs to the top of ad Dayr (The Monastery) in the ancient city of Petra August 31, 2007. Ad Dayr has the largest facade (45 by 50 metres, or 130 by 164 ft) in Petra, Jordan. Petra was recently named among the modern-day seven wonders of the world chosen in a poll of 100 million online voters. Picture taken August 31, 2007. REUTERS/Steve Crisp (JORDAN) - RTR1TAY9

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An ambulance arrives at the scene of an attempted stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City, on Sept. 10, 2021.

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