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Two children injured in Jordan as drone crashes into residential area

Two children injured in Jordan as drone crashes into residential area
20 June 2025 12:15

AMMAN (WAM)

A source from the Jordanian Armed Forces said Thursday that an explosive-laden drone crashed in the Azraq area after failing to reach its intended range.

The drone lost guidance and fell next to a home in a residential area within the Urban Development Zone, injuring two children and causing material damage.

According to experts from the Royal Engineering Corps, the crash was caused by a technical malfunction in the drone’s operating system. The explosion created a crater measuring 3.2 metres in diameter and 90 centimetres deep. Debris from the drone was found up to 200 metres away.

Shrapnel damaged the façade of a nearby home. Civil Defence personnel, engineering units, and security forces responded to the scene, transported the injured, and launched an investigation.

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