Jordan parliament: No one was injured in the punch-up.Amman: Several deputies traded punches in a brawl in Jordan’s parliament on Tuesday after a verbal row escalated when the assembly speaker called on a deputy to leave, witnesses said.Live footage on state media showed several MP’s punching each other while one deputy fell to the ground as others shouted in chaotic scenes that lasted a few minutes.No one was injured in the punch-up that began over the refusal of a member to apologise over unwarranted remarks during a session to debate proposed amendments to the constitution.”There was a verbal shouting match that turned into a fist fighting by several deputies. The behavior is unacceptable to our people and harms our country’s reputation,” said Khalil Atiyeh, a member of parliament who witnessed the session.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Jordan MPs Trade Punches During Heated Parliament Session
