Amman – Ma’an – The Ministry of Interior said on Sunday that initial investigations into the shooting incident on the other side of the King Hussein Bridge confirmed that the shooter was a Jordanian citizen named Maher Diab Hussein Al-Jazi, a resident of the Al-Hussainiya area in Ma’an Governorate, who crossed the bridge as a driver of a cargo vehicle carrying commercial goods from Jordan to the West Bank.

The ministry confirmed that the initial results of the investigation indicate that the incident was an individual act, and that investigations are ongoing to reach all the details of the incident.

The ministry said that coordination is underway between the relevant authorities to receive the body of the perpetrator of the operation and bury it in Jordan.

The Ministry of Interior also confirmed that all Jordanian drivers who were investigated after the accident were released, and more than 100 trucks returned to the Kingdom in succession today.

The ministry indicated that the concerned authorities are al
so following up on the issue of closing the bridge after the incident.

Source: Maan News Agency