Unidentified fighters have attacked several police patrols in drive by shootings in the southern Jordanian city of Al-Karak with reports of several casualties, according to security officials.
Heavy fighting was reported after Sunday's attacks, as witnesses posted purported amateur videos and images of the shootings on social media.
The attackers were being pursued in an area surrounding the city's ancient castle where police sealed off main roads and dispatched special forces to hunt the attackers, Reuters news agency reported the sources as saying.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack and authorities had yet to comment on the incident.