Fresh clashes in southern Jordan

At last an Arab state knows what their pals the Palestinians are like. Also reported that Jordan has cut way back on numbers of Palestininians from West Bank allowed in to Jordan.

Reports from Jordan say at least one person has been killed and several others injured, during renewed clashes in the southern town of Maan.
Violence erupted following a dispute between residents and police, witnesses and officials said.

The authorities are reported to have imposed a curfew on the town and sent in reinforcements.

It is not yet known whether the latest violence is linked to fighting between Islamists and the army earlier this month, during a military operation against an Islamic group.

Firefight

There are conflicting reports as to what sparked the latest violence in the trouble-hit town, 215 kilometres (135 miles) south of the capital, Amman.

The Associated Press (AP) news agency said crowds, angry at the arrest of a local youth, attacked police, who returned fire, killing a man.

Other reports say the violence began after a resident claimed a policeman had uttered "an insult", triggering a row, French news agency AFP quoted a witness as saying.

Residents and police exchanged fire and gunshots could be heard on the outskirts of the city after nightfall, AP reported.

"Anger is thundering in Maan, the situation is very tense due to the shoot-outs and we don't know where it is all leading to," a resident told AFP.
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