Rare militant attack on Jordan security compound kills 5

BAQAA REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s government spokesman said a “terrorist attack” on a local office of the national intelligence agency on Monday killed five employees, suggesting Islamic militants were involved.
Such attacks are relatively rare in Jordan, even though the pro-Western kingdom is on the front line in the military campaign against Islamic State extremists who control large areas of neighboring Syria and Iraq.
The attack took place before 7 a.m., said