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Jordan: Protesters lob stones at King Abdullah II Jordan: Officials deny protesters attacked king
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A group of young men in the Jordanian city of Tafileh have pelted the motorcade of King Abdullah II with stones and bottles, officials say. Jordanian government officials have denied reports the motorcade of King Abdullah II has come under attack.
The king is unharmed, they add. A spokesman said news that a group of young men in the southern city of Tafileh had pelted his motorcade with stones and bottles was "baseless".
The attack comes a day after King Abdullah announced major reforms, promising to relinquish his right to appoint prime ministers and cabinets. The alleged attack comes a day after King Abdullah announced major reforms, promising to relinquish his right to appoint prime ministers and cabinets.
Unlike many Arab leaders, the Jordanian king remains personally popular. Protests have called for electoral reform, more jobs and food price cuts. Protests have called for electoral reform, more jobs and food price cuts.
'Warm welcome'
Government spokesman Taher Adwan the told Associated Press news agencyt that there had been no attack with empty bottles and stones.
"What happened is that a group of young Jordanians thronged the monarch's motorcade to shake hands with him," he said.
He explained that when police "pushed them away, there was a lot of shoving".
A Royal Palace official who accompanied the king also said that rather than being attacked, the king had merely been enthusiastically greeted.
"It was a gesture of welcome, not an attack," he said.