Protesting Jordanian youths attacked, injured: witnesses
AFP
AMMAN- A group of nearly 50 loyalists hurled stones at Jordanian students in a protest camp set up in Amman Thursday night, leaving several injured, as security forces stood by, witnesses told AFP.
Around 500 young people from different movements, including the powerful Islamist opposition, had braved rain and cold weather to call for "regime" reforms and putting the corrupt on trial.
They were camped out next to the Interior Circle, or Gamal Abdel Nasser Square, in the capital.
At nightfall, police attempted to disperse the youths and cut off electricity on the square around 11:00 pm (2100 GMT), an AFP journalist witnessed.
"A group of nearly 50 loyalists who were gathered not far from them (the students) took advantage of the power cut to throw rocks at the youths," one of the protesters, Moaz Kassrawi, told AFP.
"Most of those injured suffered head wounds and had to be hospitalised," he said.
According to another witness, police who had surrounded the sites did not intervene.
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At nightfall, police attempted to disperse the youths and cut off electricity on the square around 11:00 pm (2100 GMT), an AFP journalist witnessed.
"A group of nearly 50 loyalists who were gathered not far from them (the students) took advantage of the power cut to throw rocks at the youths," one of the protesters, Moaz Kassrawi, told AFP.
"Most of those injured suffered head wounds and had to be hospitalised," he said.
According to another witness, police who had surrounded the sites did not intervene.
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