Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar shot dead outside court

Amman - Nahed Hattar was charged with inciting sectarian strife and insulting Islam before being released on bail in early September.

A gunman on Sunday killed prominent Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar outside a court where he was facing charges for sharing a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam, state news agency Petra reported.
Hattar was struck by three bullets before the assailant was arrested, said Petra. Witnesses said that a man had opened fire in front of the court in Amman's Abdali district.
The 56-year-old was arrested on August 13 after posting a cartoon mocking militants on his Facebook account.
He was charged with inciting sectarian strife and insulting Islam before being released on bail in early September.

• MENA