187 Jordanian writer on trial for ‘anti-Islam’ cartoon shot dead outside court
A gunman on Sunday killed prominent Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar outside a court where he was facing charges for sharing a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam, state news agency Petra reported. Hattar was struck by three bullets before the assailant was arrested, said Petra. Witnesses told AFP that a man had opened fire in front of the court in Amman’s Abdali district. The 56-year-old Christian was arrested on August 13 […]