Jordan vows to clamp down on rioting against high fuel prices

Jordan will apply tough steps and redeploy more anti-riot police against demonstrators who protest violently against price hikes, after overnight nationwide clashes that led to one fatality, the interior minister said on Friday.

Mazen Farrayeh said in a news conference the government would allow peaceful protests but would not tolerate any rioting that destroys public and private property such as that which took place on Thursday.