Two dead in separate incidents

Feb 19,2014 - Last updated at Feb 19,2014

AMMAN — A 40-year-old man died on Wednesday following a dispute with another family in the northern city of Ajloun, Public Security Department (PSD) Spokesperson Major Amer Sartawi said.

He noted that security personnel have been deployed to the area to ensure it is secure.

He did not give further details, saying an investigation was under way.

In a separate incident, a man in his seventies died in a fire that erupted at his residence in Ruseifa, Zarqa, according to the PSD.

Sartawi told The Jordan Times that the reason behind the fire is unknown, adding that an investigation has been opened.

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