‘Tafileh university president injured during protest’
14-12-2011 12:00 AM
Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Tafileh Technical University President Yacub Masaafeh said he was injured on Tuesday after being attacked by university students, adding he will lodge a complaint against them.
But Mohammad Marayat, president of the students union, denied that students attacked Masaafeh, charging that the university president fell when students crowded around him. Marayat said several students were injured during the incident after university security intervened to help Masaafeh.
The students have been protesting for around three weeks, demanding better education conditions and Masaafeh’s dismissal.