Jordan arrests arms smugglers coming from Syria

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AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — An army official in Jordan says the country’s border patrol has seized a large cache of arms and ammunition, explosives, drugs and cigarettes coming from Syria.

The official says five people were arrested at dawn Wednesday after exchanging fire with Jordanian soldiers manning the 375-kilometer (230-mile) northern border with Syria.

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