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Fighting Spills Over From Syria; Mortar Round Kills 1 In Market

June 26 2015

Jordan

A mortar round from Syria has killed one Jordanian and injured seven others near the border, reports Al Bawaba, a Jordanian news site.

One round hit a marketplace on Thursday in the Jordanian town of Ramtha, according to Al Ghad, an Arabic paper published in Amman.

Ramtha is located close to the Syrian city of Deraa, where rebels have been fighting Syrian government forces.

Earlier rounds hit a house, an empty school and landed near a medical clinic, said authorities. ...

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