Fri 11 September 2020:
No immediate reports of casualties from blast at army warehouse in Zarqa, northeast of Amman, says government spokesman
A massive explosion rocked the city of Zarqa in Jordan early Friday due to an electric short circuit at an army munitions depot, according to a government spokesman.
Amjad Adaileh told Jordan’s state-run news agency Petra that the blast occurred in a warehouse containing unused bombs.
BREAKING VIDEO: Huge explosion / blast reported in the city of Zarqa, Jordan. #Zarqa #Jordan pic.twitter.com/cttVbMlPqI
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According to media reports, the blast at an ammunition depot in Jordan’s Zarqa was caused by a bomb that was among interior forces’ remnants.#BaghdadPost #JordanBlast #MiddleEast | #الزرقاء #الأردن pic.twitter.com/hYHXmOGkBb
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He said the depot is located in an isolated area far from any settlements, adding there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Earlier, the Al Ghad daily cited a security official who did not want to be named as saying the blast occurred at an army artillery camp in the al-Ghabawi area of Zarqa, which is located northeast of the capital Amman.
It was reported that security forces were trying to extinguish a fire that broke out after the explosion.
Several videos were posted on social media of the blast.
By Laith Al-jnaidi and Gulsen Topcu | Anadolu agency
