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Jordan police seize 'arms and explosives' after Karak terror attack

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Jordanian authorities say they’ve seized weapons and explosives from a house used to plan terrorist attacks which led to ten people being killed on Sunday.<br /><br /> A Canadian tourist was among those who died in Karak.<br /><br /> But officials gave no details about the identity or motive of the four alleged assailants who were killed by security forces after being flushed out of a castle.<br /><br /> One security source told the AFP news agency that they were suspected of links to the self-styled Islamic State. <br /><br /> There has been no claim of responsibility for Sunday’s attacks which killed seven police officers, two Jordanian civilians and a female Canadian tourist. <br /><br /> More than 30 people – police and civilians – were injured in the attacks in Karak, 120 kilometres south of Amman.<br /><br /> Situated on the King’s Highway between the capital and Petra, it is one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations.<br /><br /> Witnesses reported hearing sporadic gunfire in the vicinity of the citadel.<br /><br /> The violence has been roundly condemned in the Jordanian media. The country forms part of the US-led coalition fighting ISIL in Iraq and Syria.<br />

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