2015 Amman shooting attack

Workplace shooting November 2015 Amman shooting attack November 9, 2015 Al-Muwaqqar, Amman, Jordan Mass shooting, workplace violence AK-47 6 (including the perpetrator)http://khaberni.com/more.php?newsid=158874&catid=1 ارتفاع عدد ضحايا الموقر الى ستة Khaberni Khaberni Arabic 10 November 2015 10 November 2015 5 Officer Anwar Abu Ubayd Financial and psychological problems On 9 November 2015, a Jordanian police officer opened fire on a police training center staff during their lunch break at the cafeteria in Al-Muwaqqar, Amman, Jordan, killing four, including two Americans, a South African, and a Jordanian. Six others were injured, including three Americans, a Lebanese, and two Jordanians, one of whom later died. The gunman was then killed by a fellow Jordanian officer.Luck Taylor Gunman in Jordan kills 5, including 2 Americans, at police training site https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/report-2-americans-killed-in-jordan-shooting-at-security-training-site/2015/11/09/63cdf6f8-86da-11e5-be8b-1ae2e4f50f76_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_jordan-745am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory 9 November 2015 The Washington Post 9 November 2015Jordan policeman shoots dead foreign trainers https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34764040 9 November 2015 BBC 9 November 2015 The attack took place on the tenth anniversary of Al-Qaeda in Iraq's 2005 Amman bombings. Investigations done by Jordanian officials found that the motive of the mass shooting was "financial and psychological problems of the perpetrator".http://khaberni.com/more-159190-1-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84%20%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AB%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B1%20%20%20%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%20%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88 تفاصيل حادثة الموقر - صور وفيديو 14 November 2015 20 February 2017 The mass shooting is an uncommon event in the secure country.http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/gov%E2%80%99t-updating-us-south-africa-deadly-shooting-probe%E2%80%99 Gov't updating US, South Africa on deadly shooting probe The Jordan Times 11 November 2015 20 February 2017 Attack The attack was on personnel at the United States funded Jordan International Police Training Centre (JIPTC), a facility that principally trains Palestinian and Iraqi police officers.Freeman Colin Two Americans and a South African shot dead at Jordan security training facility https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/jordan/11983752/Two-Americans-shot-dead-at-Jordan-security-training-facility.html 9 November 2015 The Telegraph 9 November 2015 The facility is located in the Al-Muwaqqar district of the Amman Governorate, and is staffed by contractors from the United States and other countries. On the same day, King Abdullah of Jordan paid a visit to the wounded lying in the King Hussein Medical Center.http://khaberni.com/more.php?newsid=158865&catid=1 الملك يطمئن على مصابي الموقر - صور 9 November 2015 20 February 2017 According to Jordanian Minister of the Interior Salameh Hammad, the investigation concluded that Abu Ubayd acted alone. Victims Two Jordanians, one South African, and two U.S. nationals were killed in the attack. The wounded included a Lebanese police lieutenant, two U.S. contractors, and three Jordanian police officers.Malkawi Khetam ‘Gov’t updating US, South Africa on deadly shooting probe’ http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/gov%E2%80%99t-updating-us-south-africa-deadly-shooting-probe%E2%80%99#sthash.UoLuK1Og.dpuf 11 November 2015 Times of Jordan 11 November 2015 The two Jordanian translators who were killed were Kamal Malkawi and Awni Aqrabawi. The Americans were James "Damon" Creach (42), from New Tampa, Florida, and Lloyd "Carl" Fields Jr. of Cape Coral, Florida.Mettler Katie Tampa defense contractor was among 5 killed in shooting rampage by Jordanian police officer http://www.home.tampabay.com/news/military/shooting-spree-in-jordan-killed-a-tampa-defense-contractor/2253374 11 November 2015 Tampa Bay Times 10 November 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151112182658/http://www.home.tampabay.com/news/military/shooting-spree-in-jordan-killed-a-tampa-defense-contractor/2253374 November 12, 2015 Malkawi Khetam Muwaqqar shooting a 'lone wolf attack' — minister http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/muwaqqar-shooting-lone-wolf-attack-%E2%80%94-minister 15 November 2015 Times of Jordan 15 November 2015 They were employed by DynCorp International. The program they were working on is funded by the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security and Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement.Daily star.com.lb 10 November 2015. Lebanon's English language daily newspaper. Perpetrator The gunman was identified as 28-year-old police officer Anwar Mohammed Salama al-Saad Abu Zaid Bani Abdu, while Al-Rai newspaper, the government's official outlet, named the assailant as officer Anwar Abu Ubayd. The perpetrator was with the Jordanian criminal investigation department before he was transferred to the police training academy.Sweis Rana Jordanian Police Officer Kills Five, Including Two Americans https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/10/world/middleeast/jordan-amman-attack.html 9 November 2015 The New York Times 9 November 2015 Source of weapons The weapons were stolen from the CIA's Timber Sycamore program.Jordanian spies stole CIA weapons intended for Syrian rebels https://www.vice.com/en/article/jordanian-spies-stole-cia-weapons-intended-for-syrian-rebels/ 14 April 2021 Vice Media Group 27 June 2016 Possible motive On 14 November, the Jordanian government held a press conference to discuss the shooting. According to Minister of Interior Affairs Salameh Hammad, the officer was declared a lone wolf, and the motives of the officer were not related to any terrorist organizations but rather to the "financial and psychological problems of the perpetrator". 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