Gunman kills five at Jordan

A Jordanian police captain shot dead two Americans and one South African at a police training centre near the capital, Amman, before being killed in a shootout, Jordanian authorities have said.

State news agency, Petra, said on Monday that the three foreign instructors killed were on contract with Jordanian police. At least two Jordanians were also killed in the attack, Petra said.

The attacker was shot dead by Jordanian security forces inside the US-funded training centre, Jordanian government spokesman Mohammad Momani said.

US President Barack Obama said he was treating the attack at the King Abdullah Training Center very seriously, and a full investigation was under way.

"The fact that someone dressed in military uniform carried out an attack at a training facility in [Jordan] ... we take this very seriously, and we'll be working closely with the Jordanians to determine exactly what happened," Obama told reporters at the White House.

The US embassy in Amman said two American civilian security contractors and a South African contractor were shot to death, and one slain Jordanian was a translator. It was "premature to speculate on motive at this point" with the investigation proceeding, it said.

Pentagon spokesman Major James Brindle told Al Jazeera that the Pentagon was trying to verify the information, adding that he could not yet confirm the identity of the two dead Americans.

Members of the tribe the suspect belonged to, have been left wondering what was behind the incident.

"This young man used to only pray and fast. He had good relations with his parents, relatives, and brothers. He was a very peaceful man. We think that something provoked him to carry out such an attack, Suleiman Saed, a local tribe spokesperson, said.

The police training centre in al-Mowager, 30km from Amman, mainly trains Iraqi and Palestinian forces.

The attack coincides with the 10th anniversary of suicide bombings in Amman hotels that cost 60 lives and wounded dozens more.

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We live in a constant world of violence and hatred, and somtimes we don't understand the motives of what people do. Obviously, the author seems to share the opinion. The author at the end the article, shows us that the attacker is still a human, through the way that he showed that he was a good man apparently. He had good relationships, and was very peaceful apparently. It is clear that no one likes the world and its violence, and i appreciate the fact that the author shows the humanity in this terrible story. We don't understand what happened, and it was terrible that much is fact. However, lets not forget that we are all human. 

I think that the purpose of this article is to give awareness to the violence surrounding Jordan. All too many times, we notice the violence in Israel, or other places in the Middle East, and we forget to notice the small countries. Also, i think the purpose is to raise awareness for the civilians whose lives were taken through this travesty. These civilians were here on a peaceful mission, and sadly they were taken from us. It is time for us as a people, as a nation, as a species, to rise above this violence, and look at the humanity side in life. Lets look at the happiness, and our good relations.  

Aljazeera. "Gunman Kills Five at Jordan Police Training Centre." - Al Jazeera English. Aljazeera, 11 Nov. 2015. Web. 10 Nov. 2015. <http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/americans-killed-jordanian-training-centre-151109123305161.html>.