http://www.itv.com/news/index_eec39727c589...8c9169df3d.htmlJordan: British tourist killed by gunman
1.08, Mon Sep 4 2006
One Briton has been killed and five others, including a tour guide, were wounded when a gunman shot at tourists in the Jordanian capital, Amman.
Jordanian government spokesman Nasser Joudeh said the wounded tourists were three Britons, one Dutch and one New Zealander.
Mr Joudeh denied earlier reports that the attack was carried out by two men, one of them an Iraqi. He said the gunman, a Jordanian, has been arrested and was being questioned.
Police cordoned off the site of the attack near the Roman amphitheatre in the downtown area of the capital.
"I was walking when I saw someone pull out a pistol from his pocket and start shouting Allahu Akbar (God is Greatest) and fire repeatedly," said eyewitness Mohammad Jawad Ali.
"Then I saw one tourist who appeared to be dead and three who were injured. They were in a group of seven. A woman told me they were tourists from New Zealand and England."
The downtown area of Amman is a very popular tourist attraction.
Al-Qaeda in Iraq launched suicide bombings against hotels in Amman last year, killing scores of people.