Osama Abu-Amra
Born: 1998;
Place of Birth: Jordan;
Gender: Male;
Nationality: Jordanian;
General Info:
Osama Abu-Amra is a Jordanian national of Palestinian Arab origins that is connected to the stabbing of eight people at a popular archaeological site in northern Jordan in November in an attack allegedly inspired by the Islamic State group.
The military judge presiding over the trial accused Osama Abu-Amra of supporting Islamic State ideology and carrying out the attack at Jerash to avenge the death of late Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Also, Osama Abu-Amra faces charges of plotting a terrorist act and attempting to join a terrorist organization. Osama Abu-Amra pleaded innocent to the charges. If convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison.