Not taking any chances, Israel has evacuated the embassy in Amman after protesters announced a million man march.
By Elad Benari
First Publish: 9/15/2011, 3:12 AM
Jordan protest (Archive)
Israel News photo: Flash 90
Israel evacuated its embassy in Amman, Jordan, late on Wednesday night, after calls by Jordanian activists for a ‘million man march’ near the embassy building.
The Foreign Ministry decided not take a chance that the protests might escalate to a violent riot, such as the one in the Israeli Embassy in Cairolast week, and made a decision to evacuate the embassy. According to reports in the Israeli media, it was decided to bring the embassy staff back to Israel and a convoy of Israeli diplomats crossed the Allenby Bridge at around midnight local time.
Earlier it was reported that Jordanian protesters are planning a million man march on Thursday. Read the rest on: Arutz7
The Foreign Ministry decided not take a chance that the protests might escalate to a violent riot, such as the one in the Israeli Embassy in Cairolast week, and made a decision to evacuate the embassy. According to reports in the Israeli media, it was decided to bring the embassy staff back to Israel and a convoy of Israeli diplomats crossed the Allenby Bridge at around midnight local time.
Earlier it was reported that Jordanian protesters are planning a million man march on Thursday. Read the rest on: Arutz7
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