Two US Military Trainers Killed in Shooting at Jordan Air Base

iStock/Thinkstock(AL-JAFR, Jordan) — Two U.S. military trainers were killed in a shooting at an air base in Jordan, Jordan’s military said according to BBC.

The military said the men were shot after the car they were in failed to stop at a gate for the Prince Faisal Airbase in Al-Jafr, BBC reports.

“There was an exchange of fire at the entrance to the base after an attempt by the trainers’ vehicle to enter the gate without heeding orders of the guards to stop,” a statement said according to BBC.

According to Jordan’s military, at least one wounded person was taken to a hospital and authorities were investigating the cause of the shooting, BBC reports.

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