A mourner carries a copy of the Quran during the funeral of Jordanian police Cpt. Anwar Abu Zaid, 28, in his home village of Rimoun, near the city of Jerash, Jordan, November 12, 2015. The police captain opened fire November 9 on instructors at an international police training center in Jordan's capital, killing five people, including two Americans, before being shot dead by security forces. (AP/Nasser Nasser)
Thousands of mourners chanted “Death to America, Death to Israel” during the funeral Thursday of a Jordanian police captain who killed five people, including two American instructors, in a shooting rampage at a police training center this week.
It remains unclear if the shooter had political or personal motives. Anwar Abu Zaid’s family has argued that he was both a victim and a martyr for killing the Americans.
His brother Fadi led about 3,000 marchers in the funeral procession. Fadi accused the government of trying cover up Monday’s events at the training center, and demanded that security camera footage be released.
Jordan’s government has said little about the shooting. The incident has raised questions about the kingdom’s image as an island of relative stability in a turbulent region.
Mourners carry the body of Jordanian police Cpt. Anwar Abu Zaid, 28, wrapped with a Jordanian flag, during his funeral in his home village of Rimoun, near the city of Jerash, Jordan, November 12, 2015. (AP/Nasser Nasser)
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Mourners chant anti-US slogans during the funeral of Jordanian police Cpt. Anwar Abu Zaid, 28, at the cemetery of his home village of Rimoun, near the city of Jerash, Jordan, November 12, 2015. (AP/Nasser Nasser)
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