Jordan was sentenced to penal servitude soldier, convicted of murdering three American military trainers. On Monday, July 17, reports BBC News.
Himself Marik al-Tuvia (Marik al-Tuwayha) denies the charge of premeditated murder. According to him, he opened fire, taking military trainers for the terrorists.
In November last year at a military base in the village of al-Jafr in Jordan, three American instructors came under fire at a checkpoint. According to the Jordanian Petra Agency, the car in which they were, tried to enter the territory of the base, ignoring the demands of the guard to stop. As a result, one American died on the spot, two in the hospital.
In November 2015, in Jordan police captain opened fire at a training camp, located near the capital of Amman. Killing two Americans, two Jordanian and a citizen of South Africa.
According to “Russian service Bi-bi-si”, Amman, is a close ally of Washington in the region. In the country there are several hundred American military trainers. Jordan is part of the United States-led international coalition against terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia).