YEMEN Press Agency

American soldier killed in Jordan

SANAA, June 25 (YPA) – The US Department of Defense announced that an American soldier was killed in Jordan, without adding details about the accident.

“We lost Nick Bravo Riggles from Florida, 20-year-old, in Jordan, on June 23, as a result of an accident while participating in operations in the US Central Command area (CENTCOM) ,” The US Department of Defense said in a statement.

The incident was not related to a hostile attack, but an investigation is still underway.

The CENTCOM area of the US Armed Forces includes, in particular, the Middle East region.