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Jordan post-election protests injure 4

AFP – Protests in Jordan against the results of a general election turned violent on Friday injuring four people, and forced police to fire tear gas to disperse demonstrators, an official said. “Rioting that also saw attacks on houses and public property” wounded four people in the northern province of Irbid.

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