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More than 100 people were injured Friday as pro-reform protesters and government supporters clashed in Jordan's capital Amman, prompting police to use water cannons to break the clashes. "There are more than 100 people injured, including policemen," a medical source at the scene told AFP. An AFP journalist at the scene said police used water cannons to break clashes between students protesting to demand reforms and government supporters. Around 500 youths from different movements, including the powerful Islamist opposition, had camped out in the rain and cold weather to call for reforms to the current regime and more efforts to fight corruption. They staged their demonstration next to the Interior Circle, or Gamal Abdel Nasser Square, in the capital, as thousands gathered in a park west of Amman to express loyalty and allegiance to the king. US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived Friday in Jordan on a previously unannounced visit for talks with King Abdullah II, as anti-regime protesters rallied in Amman. Gates is calling on Arab leaders to move quickly to adopt major reforms in the face of popular anger. AFP |
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