UPDATE – Jordan: Tourists injured in stabbing attack

UPDATES WITH TOURISTS' NATIONALITY

By Laith Joneidi

AMMAN (AA) – Four foreign tourists were injured on Wednesday in a knife attack in Jordan's northern city of Jerash, according to Jordanian authorities.

"An [unidentified] individual with a knife assaulted a number of tourists, a tourist guide and a security officer when the officer tried to arrest him," Jordan's Public Security Directorate said in a statement.

A security source said four tourists – three Mexicans and a Swiss – were injured in the attack.

The injured have been transferred to a hospital for treatment.

The assailant was arrested and interrogated while the motive behind the attack remains unclear.

* Writing by Mahmoud Barakat