AMMAN, Jordan - Jordanian warplanes destroyed several vehicles trying to cross the border from Syria. A Jordanian security source said the vehicles, which appeared to have machine guns mounted on them, were presumed to belong to Syrian rebels.
A Jordanian army statement said the incident took place around 10:30 a.m. local time on April 16. Several camouflaged vehicles tried to traverse rugged frontier terrain. "After repeated warnings that (we) would not allow a violation of the border, a number of air force planes sent warning shots towards the vehicles, but they did not heed these warnings and continued," the statement said. "This forced the army to apply known engagement rules and to destroy the vehicles."
The ongoing developments in neighboring Syria's civil war, especially following the chemical weapon use, have caused Jordanian troops to bolster defense capabilities. Amman has also tightened controls along the 230-mile border to try to prevent Jordanian Islamist militants who have joined the Syrian rebels from crossing back into Jordan.
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