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References
- ↑ "Jordan's striking truck drivers sign deal with lawmakers to end protest". Arab News. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ↑ "Police officer killed in Jordan as anger over fuel prices spreads". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ↑ "Three Jordanian police killed during raid on hideout in Maan". Al Jazeera. 19 December 2022.
- ↑ "Jordanians continue fuel protests day after "rioting"". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ↑ Al-Khalidi, Suleiman (2022-12-16). "Police officer killed during protests in Jordan over high fuel prices". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
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