DEMONSTRATIONS IN
JORDAN, YEMEN MARKING INTIFADA''S ANNIVERSARY
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POL-JORDAN-YEMEN-DEMONSTRATIONS
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DEMONSTRATIONS IN JORDAN, YEMEN MARKING INTIFADA'S
ANNIVERSARY
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AMMAN, SEPT 28 (KUNA) -- DEMONSTRATORS TOOK TO THE STREETS
FIRDAY HERE AND
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IN SANAA, YEMEN, COMMEMORATING THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE
ALAQSA INTIFADA.
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NEARLY A 1,000 PEOPLE HERE IN THE JORDANIAN CAPITAL MARCHED
IN A ONE HOUR
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DEMONSTRATION SHOUTING ANTI-ISRAELI AND ANTI-AMERICAN
SLOGANS. GATHERING AT
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THE LARGEST PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMP IN JORDAN HOUSING 80,000
REFUGEES, THE
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DEMONSTRATORS MARKED THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTIFADA BY
BURNING ISRAELI
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AND AMERICAN FLAGS, HOISTING PICTURES OF OSAMA BIN LADEN, AND
WAVING PLACARDS
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THAT READ "AMERICA IS THE MOTHER OF ALL TERRORISM".
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A GROUP ORGANIZING THE DEMONSTRATION, CALLED THE NATIONAL
ISLAMIC FORCES,
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ISSUED A STATEMENT IT DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE DEMONSTRATORS
SAYING SUCH THINGS
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AS THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION TO COMBAT TERRORISM "AIMS TO
FIGHT GROUPS THAT
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ARE INVOLVED IN NATIONAL STRUGGLES FOR SELF-DETERMINATION."
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THE DEMONSTRATION CAME AGAINST THE JORDANIAN GOVERNMENT'S BAN
LAST MONTH OF
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ANY PUBLIC GATHERING WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION.
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THE SIZE OF DEMONSTRATORS WAS CONSIDERABLY LARGER IN SANAA
WHERE AN
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ESTIMATED CROWD OF 10,000 PEOPLE GATHERED IN THE COMMERCIAL
CENTER OF THE CITY
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SHOUTING ANTI-ISRAELI AND ANTI-AMERICAN SLOGANS AND URGING
ARAB COUNTRIES TO
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REINSTATE ARAB BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL.
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YEMENI AUTHORITIES BEEFED UP SECURITY AROUND SOME WESTERN
EMBASSIES AND
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SPREAD OUT RIOT CONTROL UNITS TO WARD OFF ANY UNFORESEEABLE
CROWD MISBEHAVIOR.
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MMS.YH.AJS
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