Explosion in military facility in Jordan
A large explosion was reported not far from the Jordanian capital Amman in the city of Zarqa, in the early hours of Friday morning. The explosion was at an army depot storing mortars.
Jordan's minister of state for media affairs, Amjad Adaileh, told state media said that preliminary investigations indicated that the explosion was caused by an electrical short circuit in a military building storing mortars and rounds.
"According to the Army General Command, until this moment, no casualites have been recorded as a result of the explosion," Adaileh was quoted as saying.
A committee has been created to determine the cause of the explosion.
