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Attacker Stabs 3 Tourists at Popular Jordanian Tourist Site

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   A lone attacker on Wednesday stabbed three foreign tourists and their
   tour guide at a popular archaeological site in northern Jordan, the
   official Petra news agency reported.

   The agency said the attacker also wounded a policeman before he was
   subdued and arrested. The wounded were taken to a hospital.
   Amateur video showed a bloody scene next to the Jerash archaeological
   site, an ancient city whose ruins, including a Roman amphitheater and a
   columned road, are one of the country's top tourist destinations.
   In one video, a woman can be heard screaming in Spanish. ``It's a
   dagger, it's a dagger, there is a knife. Please, help him now!''
   One woman is seen lying on the ground, with much blood around her, as
   someone presses a towel to her back. Another man sits nearby with an
   apparent leg wound.
   There were no further details, but the al-Ghad newspaper said the
   tourists were Mexican and suffered serious wounds.

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