Official Spokesperson denies King's motorcade was pelted
Amman, June 13 (Petra) -- State Minister For Media Affairs and Communications, Taher Adwan, on Monday denied as baseless; news reports that the motorcade of His Majesty King Abdullah II was pelted with stones by individuals during a visit to the southern governorate of Tafileh. Adwan who is also the Government Official Spokesperson told Petra that the King's visit was largely successful but some citizens came in limited contact with the gendarmerie forces in the rush to greet the King.
Earlier, King Abdullah met with Tafileh dignitaries, notables and tribal figures and ordered the establishment of a JD15-million development fund for Tafileh to launch projects that create jobs and improve living standards.
The King also instructed that the military-run Prince Zeid Bin Al Hussein hospital provides a year-long free of charge medical services for all of Tafileh citizens. He also ordered the formation of a committee from the Royal Medical Services and the Health Ministry to look into ways of improving health services in all regions of the governorate.
King Abdullah instructed the government to implement projects to improve services in areas of education, health, youths and housing and develop central Tafileh at a total cost of JD8 million.
Upon arrival in Tafileh, thousands of citizens lined the route of the royal motorcade to welcome the King.
//Petra// AA
13/6/2011 - 04:27:18 PM
Hope not dear. Anyway let us wait for the visit video & pics.Jordan's government spokesman Taher Adwan denied on Monday the motorcade of King Abdullah II was attacked with stones and empty bottles by young men during a visit to the southern city of Tafileh. - Gulf News
Just one more attempt of some kind of 'Twitter revolt', I assume.
sound reasonable to me.I guess that that's a more accurate report on the events in Tafilah today (in Arabic):
http://ammonnews.net/article.aspx?articleNO=89911
use google translate for a translation
I agreesound reasonable to me.
i don't think that the attack was personally directed to the king but even though it's very unique incident in the history of Jordan i think.
sound reasonable to me.
i don't think that the attack was personally directed to the king but even though it's very unique incident in the history of Jordan i think.
thanks for sharing that story Veram.During the "hunger riots" in the southern city of Maan in 1996 then Crown Prince Hassan bin Talal was received by the local population with a shower of stones (and they actually wanted to hit the CP then). KHussein had to send the army into the city.
i can ask what happen exacly ?
thanks for sharing that story Veram.
but in my first post i was referring to only the king and not the whole family,king usually have a very sensitive position and sush incident can be or its probably historical.
thanks you but why they do this king abdullah is human kingAMMAN, Jordan — Angry young Jordanians attacked anti-riot police guarding the motorcade of King Abdullah II on Monday, officials and eyewitnesses reported, saying the monarch wasn’t the target of the violence in a poor southern town.
Jordanians attack motorcade, king OK - World - TheChronicleHerald.ca
They didn't attack the king!
There is obviously a demonstration taking place in front of the AFF office in Amman by people from Tafilah denouncing the "misleading reports" by this news agency
اعتصام لابناء الطÙيلة للمطالبة باغلاق مكاتب الÙرنسية ومØ*اكمة Ø*بيب « عمان نت
(in Arabic)
when I was in Jordan a couple of months ago, the group of protestors (nothing compared to violent protestors of other countries, by the way, rather friendly people with "we need reform" signs - nothing against the King himself -) didnt get anywhere near the motorcade. they were singled out so to say, only allowed before the King came and the King was gone.
but maybe things have changed for the worse by now?
In the last few days, Abdullah has made promises to give up his right to appoint prime minister and cabinets - but only after six months of protests.
His country consists of lots of splinter parties, rather like in the Weimar Republic.
But he hasn't given any indication WHEN he will sort out this mess.
BBC News - Jordan's King Abdullah vows to allow elected cabinets
"Jordan's King Abdullah vows to allow elected cabinets"