Gunman in Amman shooting spree motivated by revenge

AMMAN, Sep 6 (Reuters) The gunman who killed a Briton and wounded five other tourists this week in Jordan's capital was motivated by revenge, officials said today.

Nabil Ahmad Jaoura, 38, a Palestinian refugee born in the country's Baqaa camp on the outskirts of Amman, on Monday shot the tourists who were visiting historic sites.

Government spokesman Nasser Joudeh said in published remarks that Jaoura, who was arrested shortly after the incident, had confessed during interrogations he sought personal revenge and had no political affiliations with any organisation.

''The criminal confessed through the interrogations he wanted to exact revenge for the death of two of his brothers who belonged to Palestinian armed groups in Lebanon and were killed during an Israeli raid in 1982,'' Joudeh added.

The five tourists who were wounded in the attack included two Britons, a Dutch national, a New Zealander and a Australian.

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