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Syrian rockets land in Jordan, wounding 4-year-old girl

Last modified: 19 Aug 2012 23:22

The AFP reports:

Jordan said on Sunday four rockets fired from neighbouring Syria fell inside its northern border area, wounding a young girl and sparking a letter of protest.

"A young girl was injured on Sunday after four rockets fell on an area near the border with Syria as a result of clashes inside Syria," Information Minister and government spokesman Samih Maaytah told AFP without elaborating.

"We are in touch with the Syrian sides to determine what happened," he said without indicating the source of the fire.

"The Jordanian government summoned the Syrian ambassador in Amman and gave him a letter of protest. Jordan rejects what happened and will make sure it does not occur in the future," Maaytah said.