Amman, March 18 (Petra) – The Public Security Directorate (PSD) on Wednesday laid to rest three of its personnel who were killed in the line of duty: First Lieutenant Murad Asoud Mawajdeh, Sergeant Khaldoun Reqeb and Corporal Subhi Duwaikat.

The three were killed while carrying out a security operation targeting a dangerous wanted suspect involved in drug-related crimes in eastern Amman.

Military funeral ceremonies were held, during which the bodies of the fallen, draped in the Jordanian flag, were carried by their fellow officers.

Funeral prayers were performed before they were laid to rest in their hometowns: Mawajdeh in the town of Iraq in Karak, Reqeb in Al Jizah, and Duwaikat in Dabouq, Amman.

PSD Director Major General Obaidullah Maayta, along with senior officials, officers and personnel of the PSD, members of the Armed Forces and other security agencies and large crowds of people, attended the funeral processions.

The PSD mourned its fallen officers, praying for God's mercy and forgiveness upon them, and for strength and solace for their families. //Petra// AK