Pentagon: 3 US military members killed at Jordanian base
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WASHINGTON — Three U.S. military members were killed in a shooting outside a military base in southern Jordan on Friday, the Pentagon said.
Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said the three were in Jordan on a training mission and came under fire while driving into the base. He provided no other details and said U.S. officials are consulting with the Jordanian government to determine exactly what happened at the base.
Earlier, an American official in Washington said one U.S. service member died at the scene and two who were wounded died at a hospital in Amman, the Jordanian capital. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because details of how the attack happened were still being investigated.
Jordan is a key U.S. ally and member of a U.S-led military coalition fighting the extremist Islamic State group, which controls parts of neighbouring Iraq and Syria.
