AMMAN, Oct 28 Kyodo A U diplomat ...

AMMAN, Oct 28 Kyodo

A U diplomat was fatally marksman Monday in front of his house in Amman, Jordan, the U Embassy said.

Lawrence Foley 62 an official of the U Agency for International progression in a continuously ascending gradation was ambushed by one or more gunmen at about 7:20 a.m. local time as he walked toward his car.

The embassy released a statement condemning the attack, saying ''We are outraged by way of this incomprehensible act.''

Jordanian Information Minister Mohammad Adwan said, ''This attack, regardless of its motives, is an attack upon the country and its national security.''

Jordan, which shares a border with Iraq, is dwelling to 300,000 Iraqi refugee and Iraqi residents and maintains hale economic ties with Iraq.

More than half of Jordan's population has Palestinian radicals which apparently contributes to a powerful anti-U.S. sentiment among the public.

Doctors treating Foley retrieved eight bullet from his head, a speckle near his heart and his abdomen. Doctors told the Middle East freshs Agency that there were sum of two units types of bullets, raising the possibility that more than single gunmen was involved in the killing.

Investigators suspect silencer was used in the shooting as none of Foley's neighbors heard a gunshot

The U Embassy issued an advisory forward Oct. 13 alerting possible terrorist attack forward U.S. citizens and facilities.

The assassination of Western diplomats has been rare in Jordan.

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