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Pro-Assad Jordanian Trade Unionists Hurt by Syria Bomb
[An Nahar] Five pro-Assad Jordanian trade unionists were maimed by a roadside kaboom in Syria Thursday as they were returning home after meeting officials in Damascus, one of them said.Members of the Jordan Writers' Association and other unionists who support the regime of  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Before going into the family business Pencilneck was an eye doctor. If he'd stuck with it he'd have had a good practice by now... were aboard a bus that "was targeted by a roadside kaboom near the border," Hussein Motawea, head of the delegation, told Agence La Belle France Presse. "Five people, including myself, were maimed," he added, saying the group had met various Syrian officials during their four-day visit. "I blame terrorist groups for the attack. The Jordanian government is also responsible because it supports Syrian terrorists," he added, without elaborating. Officials were not immediately available for comment. Jordanians generally sympathize with rebels fighting the Syrian government, but some nationalists back the Assad regime. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-22 |
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