Jordan Islamists condemn alleged assault against demonstrators on Nakba Day

Jordan's Islamic Action Front (IAF), the largest opposition party, condemned an alleged assault against civilians taking part in a demonstration Sunday to mark the Nakba Day.

The IAF, a political wing of Muslim Brotherhood, said the way the police dealt with demonstrators was "shocking."

"Resorting to anti-riot police who were in civilian clothes in dealing with the demonstrators tarnishes the image of the country, " the IAF said in a statement posted on its website.

On Sunday, anti-riot forces fired teargas on dozens of demonstrators seeking to approach the Israeli-controlled border with the West Bank during a demonstration that took place at the Jordan Valley town of Karameh.

More than 1,500 activists, young people and dozens of foreign nationals, gathered to mark the 63th anniversary of the Nakba, or "catastrophe day" in Arabic, an annual Palestinian event to commemorate the creation of Israel in 1948.

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