Jordanian soldier wounded by smugglers on Syrian border

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Al-Araby

A Jordanian soldier was reportedly wounded in a firefight with an unusually large group of smugglers trying to cross into Jordan from Syria on Saturday, according to local media. A group of about 200 smugglers tried to cross the border between Suwayda and Daraa province bordering Jordan on Saturday morning, a claim that was corroborated by a Jordanian political analyst who spoke with soldiers present at the scene. Smugglers were allegedly armed with machine guns and opened fire on a Jordanian border guard who stumbled across the group. The New Arab was unable to independently verify all the de…