1,382 Syrian refugees enter Jordan in 24 hours


07-05-2013 04:16 PM

Ammon News - AMMAN (Petra)--A total of 1,382 Syrian refugees, mostly women, children and the elderly, including 15 injured people, have entered the Kingdom over the past 24 hours.

A Jordan Armed Forces source said Jordanian troops, mainly border guards stationed along the 370-kilometre border between Jordan and Syria, received the refugees and escorted them to a special area prepared by the Armed Forces.

The source added that the border guards assisted the incoming refugees and provided emergency aid to the injured before sending them to the refugee camp in Mafraq.




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