Jordan announces the results of the investigation into the toxic gas leak in Aqaba

Baghdad-INA 
Jordanian Prime Minister Bishr Al-Khasawneh announced On Sunday, that the investigation team into the toxic gas leak in the port of Aqaba, which killed 13 people, "has accomplished its mission."

During the cabinet session, Al-Khasawneh said that "the team prepared a report that includes a set of measures, including the termination of the services of the Director General of the Ports Management and Operation Company and a group of officials in the company, in addition to the termination of the services of the Director General of the Maritime Authority."

He added, "The report proved the existence of a shortcoming in safety measures."

The Jordanian Prime Minister also announced that the Aqaba incident report, in all its details, was referred to the Public Prosecution.

The Jordanian government had formed a team headed by the Minister of the Interior, Mazen Al-Faraya, to investigate the accident, where the gas leak from a container that fell from the crane of one of the ships in the port of Aqaba, 328 km south of Amman, last Monday, killed 13 people, including eight Jordanians, and injured more from 260.