AMMAN — Minister of State for Media Affairs Jumana Ghunaimat on Sunday announced that the raid on the terrorist cell in Salt was concluded Sunday noon.

 

Ghunaimat, who is also the government spokesperson, added that the specialised security agencies were continuing efforts to survey the entire area surrounding the building that security departments demolished after it was blown up by the suspects and partially damaged. 

 

 

 

She added that life returned to normalcy in the area, according to a Prime Ministry’s statement.

 

The crackdown came in connection with the terrorist attack on a joint Gendarmerie-police patrol stationed in Fuheis on Friday.

 

The security operation resulted in four deaths among personnel of the joint security force that raided the area in Salt, Ghunaimat said, stressing that security agents arrested five terrorists and killed three others. 

 

The minister noted that the operation was based on accurate information and intelligence efforts, and was implemented through several phases with “professional planning and well-prepared steps”, so as to ensure the safety of citizens, especially sincethe operation was executed in a populated area. 

 

Ghunaimat offered her condolences to the families of the fallen officers who sacrificed their souls for the safety of the homeland and its residents.

 

She also praised the high level of coordination between security agencies, which “as usual, exhibited professionalism in dealing with security threats”. The minister expressed appreciation for citizens who showed a high level of responsibility and responded to the warnings of security departments.

 

The fourth security officer died of his wounds on Sunday.