Miscellaneous - This Day That Age   

dated August 30, 1960: Bomb explosion in Jordan

The Jordan Government on August 29 proclaimed a state of siege in Amman following the blowing up of the Foreign Ministry. Premier Hazza Majali and more than 12 other officials lost their lives in the explosion. A curfew was clamped and all traffic was banned in the city. King Hussein personally took over command of security operations. The army moved rapidly to occupy and seal off the ministerial district and to occupy streets and squares. More than 12 bodies were taken from the ruins of the building which was destroyed after a powerful bomb placed in the basement exploded. The Premier's office was on the first floor, while the Foreign Ministry occupied the ground floor.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Cartoonscape
The Hindu Crossword No. 9934
Solution No. 9933
They know no hunger
dated August 30, 1960: Bomb explosion in Jordan
dated August 30, 1960: “Gamma Garden”
dated August 30, 1960: Pokhra, Nepal's resort
Weather

Copyright © 2010, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu