3 UN police die in Kosovo jail shootout
AP, Kosovska Mitrovica
A Jordanian policeman opened fire on a group of international UN police in Kosovo Saturday, killing two Americans before he was killed when officers returned fire. Ten American officers and an Austrian were wounded. The shootout erupted when a group correctional officers 21 Americans, two Turks and an Austrian were leaving the detention center after a day of training. They came under fire from at least one of a group of Jordanians on guard at the prison, said Neeraj Singh, a UN spokesman. The officers shot back in a gunbattle that lasted about 10 minutes. It was not immediately clear what prompted the Jordanian to shoot.
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