Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Maj. Gen. Yousef Al-Hneiti, visited Warrant Officer 1st Class Salem Muften Salem, who was injured at daybreak today following an armed clash between border guard officers and hundreds of smugglers on the Kingdom's northern border.Al-Hneiti checked on the injured health status, which was described as fair. He underlined the importance of giving him all available medical care and treatment, and he wished him a quick recovery."The injured was transferred to Al-Hussein Medical City to follow up on the necessary medical care for him," said the Director General of the Royal Medical Services, "after first aid was provided to him at Al-Ruwaished Public Hospital."The clash occurred on Jordan's northern borders, where border guard personnel applied the rules of engagement to scores of smugglers who attempted to enter the border unlawfully and returned fire in kind.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Maj. Gen. Yousef Al-Hneiti, visited Warrant Officer 1st Class Salem Muften Salem, who was injured at daybreak today following an armed clash between border guard officers and hundreds of smugglers on the Kingdom's northern border.
Al-Hneiti checked on the injured health status, which was described as fair. He underlined the importance of giving him all available medical care and treatment, and he wished him a quick recovery.
"The injured was transferred to Al-Hussein Medical City to follow up on the necessary medical care for him," said the Director General of the Royal Medical Services, "after first aid was provided to him at Al-Ruwaished Public Hospital."
The clash occurred on Jordan's northern borders, where border guard personnel applied the rules of engagement to scores of smugglers who attempted to enter the border unlawfully and returned fire in kind.