His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday decorated ten Jordanians with medals in appreciation of their bravery and sense of national responsibility to preserve national security when they helped capture a man who attacked a group of foreign tourists visiting the Roman Amphitheater in downtown Amman last Monday.

Nabil Ja'aura, in his thirties, fired on the group, killing one British tourist and wounding five tourists and a policeman. The injured were two Britons, one Dutch, one Australian and one New Zealander.

The King decorated Police Sergeant Awni al-Zawahreh with a military medal for distinguished courage. Al-Zahwahreh was shot in the chest and leg in the process of capturing Ja'aura. "We should all shoulder the responsibility," Zawahreh commented to Petra.

King Abdullah also bestowed the same honor on Police Sergeant First Class Omar Harahsheh, who aided in the capture of the gunman. Harahsheh had just gone off-duty for the day when the incident occurred and returned immediately to the scene.

Medals were also awarded to eight Jordanians, including a streetsweeper, who chased the assailant and hit him with stones and sticks. Two of them took the wounded tourists inside their shops to shelter them.

Public Security Department Director Lt. General Mohammad al-Eitan hailed "the honorable stand" of this group of citizens, who, he said, symbolized the courage of all Jordanians in defending their country.