A gunman shot dead Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar on Sunday outside the court where he was to stand trial on charges of contempt of religion. A gunman shot dead Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar on Sunday outside the court where he was to stand trial on charges of contempt of religion after sharing on social media a caricature seen as insulting Islam, witnesses and state media said. The state news agency quoted a security source as saying Mr. Hattar was killed by a man who fired three shots at him on the steps of the palace of justice in the Jordanian capital. Mr. Hattar was charged with contempt of religion and sowing sectarian tensions. The Jordanian government condemned the attack.

Source: The Hindu September 25, 2016 17:45 UTC