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Israel Attacking Palestinians, Gunmen Attacking Police In Jordan–UN And Egypt Demands Cease Fire
Gunmen have attacked two police stations in Jordan as demonstrators threw rocks and denounced their king over price hikes in a rare spike of violence.
One attacker was killed in the assaults, the first fatality in demonstrations in the kingdom this year. Thirteen police officers were among 17 seriously wounded in the attack in Jordan’s north, police said. A police corporal was critically wounded in the second.
Two days of angry protests have threatened to push the US-allied kingdom into a wave of unrest.
King Abdullah II has so far steered his nation clear of the Arab Spring that has swept across the region, toppling the rulers of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen along the way. But Jordan’s massive budget deficit and other economic woes could increasingly push the population into the opposition camp. READMOREHERE
The Egyptian statement came as the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, also called for an immediate ceasefire. “The secretary general calls for an immediate de-escalation of tensions,” the spokesman Martin Nesirky said.
“Both sides should do everything to avoid further escalation, and they must respect their obligations under international humanitarian law to ensure the protection of civilians at all times.” readmorehere
