Police in Jordan shot and killed a gunman who wounded three police officers near the Israeli Embassy on Sunday morning, authorities said.

AMMAN, Jordan — Police in Jordan shot and killed a man after he opened fire near the Israeli Embassy early on Sunday, authorities said. Three police officers were wounded in the shootout in the Rabiah neighborhood of the capital, Amman. Authorities did not identify the shooter or say what his motive was.

A gunman was shot dead and three policemen were injured after a shooting incident near the Israeli embassy in Jordan ended, a security source told Reuters on Sunday. (Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Jaidaa Taha;

AMMAN (Reuters) -Jordanian police cordoned off an area in the vicinity of the Israeli embassy in the capital Amman after gunshots were heard, witnesses said on Sunday. Two witnesses said police and ambulances rushed to the Rabiah neighborhood,

A man was killed after opening fire on and wounding three members of the security forces near the Israeli embassy in the Jordanian capital Amman on Sunday, state media said.