Protesters in Jordan capital call for king to quit




 
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Protesters in Jordan capital call for king to quit
 
November 16th, 2012  
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Protesters in Jordan capital call for king to quit
AMMAN (Reuters) - Around 2,000 people called for the removal Jordan's King Abdullah at a rally in downtown Amman on Friday in protest at fuel price hikes, in a marked escalation of street anger in the third day of demonstrations in the Western-backed kingdom. "Go down Abdullah, go down," the protesters chanted as police, some in riot gear, largely stayed away from crowd, near the main Husseini Mosque. ...




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