Crowds massed near the main Husseini mosque, then marched chanting "Death to Daesh," using an Arabic acronym for the jihadist group, in the latest sign of mounting public anger.
The rally came three days after Islamic State released a video purporting to show Kasaesbeh being burned alive in a cage as masked militants in camouflage uniforms looked on.
[jpost.com by Reuters]
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Jordan's Queen Rania joins march for murdered pilot ...
ReplyDeleteQueen Rania joined thousands of people who turned out after midday prayers in Jordan's capital Friday to express their solidarity with the pilot murdered by the Islamic State (IS) group.
Wearing a black suit and a red-and-white checked keffiyeh over her shoulders, she mixed with the crowd as it marched from the central Al-Husseini mosque to Palm Park, about one kilometres (half a mile) away.
The queen, wife of King Abdullah II, did not address the rally, where marchers chanted "We are all Maaz," a reference to pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh, and "We are all Jordan."
Placards were also held aloft that read: "Yes to punishment. Yes to the eradication of terrorism."
On Thursday, the royal couple visited Kassasbeh's family -- which has urged the government to "destroy" the jihadists -- to pay their condolences..........AFP........http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/122355.aspx
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