Jordan Border Bomb Stokes Fears Syrian War Is Spreading

The explosion of a car bomb on Syria’s border with Jordan that killed six Jordanian troops and wounded 14 other people is raising fears that violence in Syria is spreading to its neighbors. “The frequency of attacks against or in Jordan are increasing,” said Yan St-Pierre of the Berlin-based security firm MOSECON. “That’s a sign that what everybody feared – that the conflict would start to spill over into adjacent areas – is becoming real.” No group has claimed responsibility for...

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