Gag order bans coverage of Irbid terror cell news

AMMAN — Jordan Media Commission Director General Amjad Qadi on Sunday circulated a gag order to all media outlets, banning all forms of publication regarding Tuesday’s raid on a terrorist cell in Irbid, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

The gag order, which includes social media, was initiated by the State Security Court's prosecutor general’s office earlier in the day. 

The ban is meant to “protect the secrecy of the investigation,” Qadi said, stressing that only news authorised by the prosecution is allowed to be published. 

During the raid, Major Rashed Zyoud was killed and five other security officers  from a special anti-terror unit were  injured, in addition to two civilians who happened to be in the area.

The security forces killed seven terrorists, while 13 others had been apprehended for involvement in a terrorist plot.