Jordanian MP Fires Kalashnikov in Parliament
On Twitter, @fooqalsada shares this cartoon of Jordanian MP Sharif, who fired his Kalashnikov at his colleague after an argument today. No one was injured.
A Jordanian Member of Parliament opened fire on another MP while Parliament was in session today. No one was injured in the fiasco – a notch up from previous incidents where MPs threw shoes and hurled water bottles at each other.
Palestinian journalist Daoud Kuttab shares a video of the shooting, which is said to have happened in a hall outside, while parliament was in session today. The sound of the shots being fired from an Ak-47 is clear in the video:
Video of the shooting in parliament @AmmanNet فيديو// اطلاق النار تحت القبة http://t.co/8LqzEMmqcK #الاردن #مجلس_17
— Daoud Kuttab (@daoudkuttab) September 10, 2013
He further explains:
The #jo parliament shooting was done by 33 yr old Tallal Sharif using a AK Klashinkoff that he brought from his car http://t.co/8LqzEMmqcK
— Daoud Kuttab (@daoudkuttab) September 10, 2013
And adds:
134 out of 136 MPs presented voted to dismiss MP Tallal Sharif who fired his Klashkinoff inside #jo Parliament bldng http://t.co/rTnBliI0sQ
— Daoud Kuttab (@daoudkuttab) September 10, 2013
Kristen McTighe wonders how an MP got a Kalashnikov into parliament:
Begs to question, how does someone get into parliament with a Kalashnikov? #Jordan
— Kristen McTighe (@KristenMcTighe) September 10, 2013
Jordanian Yasmina Alnasser poses another question [ar]:
Do think that wild animals should be kept in a zoo? طيب النواب ليش برا؟ #نواب #الاردن #jordan
— ياسمينة YasminA (@YasminaAlnasser) September 10, 2013
Do think that wild animals should be kept in a zoo? How come MPs are outside [the zoo]?
And Jordanian Ali Dahmash adds:
عزيزي مجلس النواب المنتخب: مبروك الكلاشنكوف، ما تنسوا تصفوا بعضكم قبل يوم الخميس علشان نرتاح وشكرا. المخلص، المواطن المعتر #الاردن
— Ali Dahmash (@AliDahmash) September 10, 2013
Dear MPs of the elected parliament, Congratulations on the Kalashnikov. Don't forget to kill each other before Thursday, so that we can relax. Yours sincerely, the Citizen
From Bahrain, blogger Eyad Ebrahim describes the incident as awesome – “just awesome”:
Jordanian MP's shooting at each other, awesome, just awesome.
— إياد Eyad (@eyade) September 10, 2013
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