Thousands of Jordanians chant “death to Israel” as they attend the funeral of a teenager shot dead after he stabbed an Israeli embassy security guard.
Mohammed Jawawdeh, 17, was killed Sunday after he assaulted the guard with a screwdriver at the embassy compound, according to Israeli officials.
A second Jordanian was also killed, apparently by accident, and will be buried Thursday.
Mourners set off with Jawawdeh’s coffin from Wihdat city, home to a large Palestinian refugee camp east of Amman, towards the cemetery in nearby Umm al-Hiran, where he was buried.
They carry pictures of the 17-year-old, along with Palestinian and Jordanian flags, and chant “Death to Israel” and “We will go to Jerusalem as martyrs by the millions.”
Jawawdeh’s uncle, Sami, says the family is urging Jordan’s King Abdullah II to avenge his death “because he is the one who can decide in such matters.”
— AFP
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