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Protesters March in Jordan Against Deployment of US Troops

Jordanian protesters rallied today against US forces in the country, reports Elizabeth Whitman from Amman.

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Demonstrators march in protest against the sending of American troops to Jordan in downtown Amman, April 26, 2013. — Elizabeth Whitman

AMMAN, Jordan — Demonstrators gathered in downtown Amman today, April 26, following afternoon prayers to protest the sending of American troops to Jordan.

"No Americans in our country," blared the voice of one young man over a set of speakers in the back of a pickup truck. The crowd repeated the chant as another stepped up to the microphone, calling out, "We reject the American army's presence in Jordan!"

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