The car bomb exploded a few hundred meters from Rakban camp in a desolate eastern area of the country where the borders of Iraq, Syria and Jordan meet, the army added.
In addition, a large number of soldiers were also injured in the attack.
SVBIED attack targeting Jordanian Army forces near Rukban border crossing, multiple casualties pic.twitter.com/59z5UWqSRg
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