...and thousands more people continue to pour in, bringing food and medicine.
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There are reports that the army is keeping protesters on the October 6 bridge...that's a lot of weight...hope it holds.
The mood is apparently peaceful and celebratory, although the army is reportedly arresting secret government sponsored saboteurs and thugs trying to disrupt the event.
What an incredible and moving piece of history to witness!
Will they march on the place as previously called for? Given that the presidential palace is a few kilometers across the city and that such a move could incite the army to react violently and there is no single leadership, it may not be such a good idea Not to mention that security forces have surrounded the presidential residence with barbed wire.
Q: Where are the port-a-potties? :)
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Jordan's king dismisses government, appoints new PM
The king of Jordan dismissed his government Tuesday and appointed a new prime minister with orders to implement political reform.
The dismissal follows several protests calling for change in Jordan -- protests that echo demonstrations that have swept across North Africa and the Middle East in the last few weeks.
King Abdullah II asked Marouf Al Bakhit to form a government in Jordan that will implement "genuine political reform," the Royal Court said in a statement.
The government will "take practical steps, quick and concrete, to launch a process of genuine political reform" and "comprehensive development," according to a letter from the king to Al Bakhit. It also will act to strengthen democracy, the letter said.
Jordan has been deprived of "achievement opportunities" due to some leaders' resistance to change, the king wrote, and because they had sometimes put their own interests ahead of those of the public.
The king asked Al Bakhit and the new government "to conduct a thorough evaluation process" and review laws regarding political affairs and civil freedoms to "address the mistakes of the past" and develop "a clear action plan that takes the march of reform forward."
King Abdullah II also called on the new government to strengthen the institutional infrastructure and combat corruption, and prosecute those found to be involved in corruption.
The development in Jordan follows protests that forced the president of Tunisia from power and unrest that has convulsed Egypt for days. Demonstrators also have called for change in Algeria, Sudan and Yemen. Protest organizers have called for a demonstration this week in Syria.
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