Assassination attempt against the Israeli assistant consul in Amman
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 11/20/2000

A Jordanian official source said that one Israeli diplomat was wounded in Amman by bullet fires.

The source explained that a car for the Israeli embassy in Amman underwent a bullet fire at 9 a.m. ( Amman's local time) resulted in wounding the diplomat in his leg and his hand.

The source added that the diplomat which was not alone in his car was immediately admitted to hospital, adding that this diplomat has the post of the assistant consul. The Jordanian official added that the wounded Israeli diplomat was later taken to Israel through King Hussein bridge to make a surgery for him.

He added that doctors at the Arab center for heart surgery where Seisyan was admitted recommended that he has surgery. A matter which was rejected by the Israeli embassy which decided to take him to Israel.

The Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak considered the attack against the Israeli deputy consul as a very serious work.

The Israeli radio said that Barak called during a session for his government, on the Jordanian authorities to arrest those who are responsible for the attack and to bring them before the court.

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