U.S. Diplomat Gunned Down Outside His Home in Jordan
Police and journalists stand near blood stains next to the Mercedes car of slain US diplomat Lawrence Foley who was shot dead by an unknown assailant in front of his Amman home while heading for work, October 28, 2002.
AMMAN, Jordan — An American diplomat was gunned down in a hail of bullets outside his home Monday in the Jordanian capital, U.S. and Jordanian officials said.
The U.S. Embassy identified the victim as Laurence Foley, an employee of the U.S. Agency for International Development mission in Jordan, which handles foreign aid and humanitarian programs.
While Jordan is officially allied with the United States, anti-American sentiment has been rising with public opposition to a threatened U.S. attack on Iraq, Jordan's eastern neighbor. The kingdom's 1994 peace treaty with Israel also has made it a target for Muslim militants and terrorist groups.
Jordanian Information Minister Mohammed Affash Adwan would not speculate on whether terrorists were involved, but called the attack "an aggression on Jordan and its national security."
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