Jordan shoots down arms-laden drone from Syria

AMMAN, Jordan

Jordan said Saturday it had shot down an arms-laden drone from neighboring Syria.

A military statement said border guards spotted a drone attempting to illegally cross into Jordan from Syria and was shot down inside Jordanian territory.

A rifle and hand grenades were found in the drone wreckage, the statement said.

According to the statement, the drone was designed to explode when seized.

Jordan witnessed several infiltration and smuggling attempts along border with war-torn Syria in recent years.

Writing by Ahmed Asmar