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Funeral for Allenby bridge shooter to be held in Jordan

17 September 2024 11:31 BST

Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed in a statement that it received the body of Maher al-Jazi, the citizen who shot and killed three Israeli border guards at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between Jordan and the occupied West Bank on 8 September.

Al-Jazi’s funeral is expected to be held on Tuesday in the Ma’an governorate, south-east Jordan.

Footage online shows people gathering ahead of the funeral and chanting.

The foreign ministry’s official spokesperson also told Jordan's Petra News that his country is working on securing the release of two Jordanian citizens who were detained at the crossing following the attack.