Army destroys two infiltrating vehicles on Syria border

AMMAN — Border Guards on Sunday destroyed two vehicles trying to illegally enter the Kingdom from war-torn Syria.

According to a Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army statement, Border Guards also destroyed two other vehicles that arrived on the scene from the Jordanian side to assist the infiltrators.

The army blocked the area from all directions and dealt strictly with the violating cars according to the rules of engagement, the statement said.

Army units deployed in the area engaged in a shoot-out with the smugglers, which led to the destruction of the four vehicles, the statement said, adding that large amounts of narcotics and weapons were found in one of the burnt vehicles.