![]() ![]() Family members, however, refused to have any government official publicly come to pay condolences, a sign that they blamed the government for its hard-line policies, which they believe caused the death of their son. King Abdullah visited the family of the deceased, who comes from the Bani Hassan tribe. The Maan police deputy chief was killed, and a number of others were injured in the attack. Government spokesman Faisal Shboul and Interior Minister Mazin Abdellah Hilal Al Farrayeh held an impromptu press conference Friday following the unresolved case of a midnight shooting at the home of a senior police officer. Two attempts by the government and some parliamentarians to end the strike have failed to dissuade the Maan-based truckers. The US has issued two travel warnings and the Jordanian Tourism Ministry has advised tour companies not to send tourists to the southern areas of Jordan. Jordanian security officials announced Saturday that 44 Jordanians had been detained for acts of destruction to public and private property. “I am in Maan this Sunday morning interviewing truckers and the strike is still very much on.” Abu Safieh said there was an expectation that the protests would escalate after the Kerak city council issued a statement calling for a general strike on Monday. Mohammad Abu Safieh, a radio announcer who specializes in transport issues told The Media Line Sunday morning that the strike was continuing. Most of the truckers in Maan, however, have continued to protest. Jordanian security has filled the highway as well as the alternate Jordan Valley/Dead Sea road that is largely open to those wishing to travel.Īn announcement by members of parliament that the strike had ended Saturday night proved to be incorrect although a statement was published and signed by some truck drivers. ![]() ![]() The center for the truckers’ strike is the southern city of Maan, where most of the truck owners and drivers are striking and generally preventing trucks and buses from traveling on the main highway. Jordanian truckers continued Sunday their protest strike for the second week as the government rejected their demands for the lowering of fuel prices. The truckers say fuel prices should drop to reflect global price trends but the government says this can only happen when an interministerial committee meets to set prices ![]()
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