'Border guards thwart arms smuggling attempt’

AMMAN — An official at the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army said border guards on Sunday afternoon foiled an attempt to smuggle a large number of arms into the Kingdom on board a "GMC vehicle".

Those on board the vehicle, coming from the Syrian territories, were illegally crossing the border at high speed, but border guards thwarted the attempt and secured the vehicle, the official said.

Further information about the weapons and their quantity will be released later as soon as they are fully examined and inspected, the source added.