Two children injured in Jordan as drone crashes into residential area

Amman: A source from the Jordanian Armed Forces confirmed on Thursday that an explosive-laden drone crashed in the Azraq area after it failed to reach its intended target.

The drone veered off course due to a technical malfunction in its operating system, according to experts from the Royal Engineering Corps. It fell next to a home in the Urban Development Zone, injuring two children and causing material damage.

The resulting explosion created a crater 3.2 metres wide and 90 centimetres deep, with debris scattered as far as 200 metres. Shrapnel also damaged the façade of a nearby house.

Civil Defense personnel, engineering teams, and security forces responded swiftly, evacuated the injured, and launched an investigation into the incident.