15.01.2011, 16:02
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Zitat:Thousands protest over high prices in south Jordan
KARAK, Jordan (Reuters) - Food price protests sweeping across North Africa and the Middle East reached Jordan on Friday, when Thousands of protesters chanted slogans against Prime Minister Samir al-Rifai in the southern city of Karak.
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Three days ago, after riots in Algeria and Tunisia over high prices, unemployment and falling living standards, Jordan announced a $225 million (141 million pounds) package of cuts in the prices of some types of fuel and of staple products including sugar and rice.
Thousands of protesters joined the demonstration outside Karak's al Omari mosque and witnesses reported similar numbers in the capital Amman and the northern town of Irbid, while about 200 people protested in the Dhiban, south of Amman.
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