A Jordanian soldier who killed seven Israeli schoolgirls in 1997 has been released after serving 20 years in prison, the BBC quoted Jordanian officials as saying on Sunday.

They say Ahmed Daqamseh is now at his family home in a village near the northern city of Irbid.

Daqamseh opened fire at the Israeli pupils during their trip to an island in the border area with Jordan.

A military court deemed him mentally unstable at the time and sentenced him to life in prison.

Source: MENA