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23-06-03, 23:29
'Rigged' elections in Jordon - riots erupt
uploaded 23 Jun 2003
JORDANIAN RIOTS ERUPT IN WAKE OF ELECTIONS
Jordan has encountered widespread unrest in wake of parliamentary elections charged with having been rigged.
Violent protests took place in several cities over the weekend. In some of the clashes, protesters hurled stones at police and officers responded with tear gas.
In Amman, hundreds of Jordanians took to the streets and accused the government of rigging parliamentary elections. The demonstrators were led by a candidate who lost in Tuesday's elections.
Jordanian troops were deployed to disperse clashes between rival tribes in wake of the elections results. Members of the Ajarmeh tribe, which failed to win a parliamentary seat, torched government buildings, stores and cars in the town of Nawr, 20 kilometers southwest of Amman.
http://www.khilafah.com/home/category.php?DocumentID=7606&TagID=2
uploaded 23 Jun 2003
JORDANIAN RIOTS ERUPT IN WAKE OF ELECTIONS
Jordan has encountered widespread unrest in wake of parliamentary elections charged with having been rigged.
Violent protests took place in several cities over the weekend. In some of the clashes, protesters hurled stones at police and officers responded with tear gas.
In Amman, hundreds of Jordanians took to the streets and accused the government of rigging parliamentary elections. The demonstrators were led by a candidate who lost in Tuesday's elections.
Jordanian troops were deployed to disperse clashes between rival tribes in wake of the elections results. Members of the Ajarmeh tribe, which failed to win a parliamentary seat, torched government buildings, stores and cars in the town of Nawr, 20 kilometers southwest of Amman.
http://www.khilafah.com/home/category.php?DocumentID=7606&TagID=2