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Text of report in English by privately-owned Jordan Times website on 4 January
AMMAN: Riots erupted anew in the southern city of Maan Tuesday [4 January] for the second day following the death of two people during a brawl involving workers in a water project in the desert governorate.
Meanwhile, the government warned that it would not be lenient with the small group who took advantage of the incidents in Maan Governorate to destabilise the area and disturb the life of its residents.
Speaking to the Jordan News Agency, Petra, and Jordan TV, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sa'ad Hayil Sarur said that authorities are following up on developments in Maan, stressing that at the time of his statement, the situation was calm and stable.
Sarur said the Cabinet discussed the developments in the small southern town of about 60,000 and expressed regret over the incidents and extended sympathies to the families of the victims of the heinous crime.
Meanwhile, Public Security Department (PSD) Director Lt. General Hussein Majali on Tuesday stressed that his...