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Jordan writer facing charges over anti-Islam Facebook post, shot dead on steps of court


Jordan writer facing charges over anti-Islam Facebook post, shot dead on steps of court
A prominent Jordanian writer was shot dead on Sunday on the steps of a court where he was facing charges for sharing an anti-Islam cartoon online, in an attack condemned as "heinous".Nahed Hattar was struck by three bullets before the alleged assassin was arrested at the scene of the shooting in Amman's central Abdali district, said the official Petra news agency.The assailant – bearded and dressed in a grey dishdasha worn by conservative Muslim men – shot Hattar, a 56-year-old Christian, as he made his way up the stairs of the court, a security source said.


Jordanian journalist shot to death on courthouse steps after posting controversial cartoon to Facebook


Jordanian journalist shot to death on courthouse steps after posting controversial cartoon to Facebook
It was Sunday morning, the start of the work week after the long Eid al-Adha holiday, when residents of the Jordanian capital, Amman, woke to reports of the killing of Nahedh Hattar.A journalist and commentator, Hattar was long known for his controversial secularist views and vocal support of Syrian President Bashar Assad.The killing made Hattar, 56, the most recent casualty in a country-wide duel between Islamists and secularists, clashes that threatens to rock the stability of the perennially fragile kingdom, which has been a key U.S. ally in the region.


Update: Jordanian writer's killer shot Hattar because of Facebook post


Update: Jordanian writer's killer shot Hattar because of Facebook post
A man cleans the blood of prominent Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar after he was shot dead outside a court in Amman on Sept. 25, 2016, where he was facing charges for sharing a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam.(AFP/Ahmad Alalameen)Follow > Disable alert for AMMAN Disable alert for Jordanian police Disable alert for Nahed Hattar Disable alert for Riaz Ismail Ahmed Abdullah Follow >Jordanian police are investigating Riad Ismail Ahmed Abdullah, the suspected assassin behind the killing of prominent writer Nahed Hattar on Sunday, Khaberni reported.A security source said Abdullah shot Hattar because of Hattar's Facebook sharing a cartoon mocking Daesh, seen by many as an insult to religion.


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