He and his unit were patrolling along the border when a fire fight broke out between Syrian government forces and the Syrian Free Army.
During their battle some of the rounds crossed into Jordan.
One of the bullets struck Oday Hussein Momani in the shoulder.
Jordanian forces returned fire, at the source of the incoming rounds.
It is unclear which side of the Syrian civil war was responsible for the incident.
Momani was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
The kingdom of Jordan released a statement saying that they will not be drawn into the war, and reminding everyone this was an isolated incident and considered an accident.
This is the third time, during the Syrian civil war, that Jordanian troops have been hit by fire from across the border.
In the first incident a soldier was wounded, but in the second one Jordanian soldier was killed.
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