In Jordan, 5 intelligence workers killed in terrorist attack

The Baqaa refugee camp in Jordan, attacked on June 6

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published 6 June 2016

On Monday morning, government officials in Jordan said that three intelligence officers and two other employees of the intelligence department were killed in a "terrorist attack" at the sprawling Baqaa refugee camp on the outskirts of Amman. The attack, which took place at about 7 a.m. local time, is unusual for Jordan. Government spokesman Mohammed Momani called the attack "cowardly" and said it was directed at the intelligence agency office at the camp, the largest of six Palestinian refugee camps set up in 1968 after the Arab-Israeli war.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.