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Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Member of Parliament Yahya Saud said on Thursday that the riots and acts of violence that erupted in Hay al-Tafaileh in Amman in the past few days does not represent the neighborhood, its people, or its reform activism.

Saud told Ammon News that the rioting that has engulfed the neighborhood in the past three days does not "reflect the neighborhood with its over 30,000 residents."

Riots had erupted again in Hay al-Tafaileh on Wednesday night with protesters calling for the release of reform activists detained in the past few weeks.

Rioters threw molotov cocktails and fireworks on security personnel, prompting police and gendarmerie forces to fire tear gas at protesters.

The MP called on the rioters, numbering nearly 30 young men, to "return to their senses," citing the negative repercussions of their actions on the neighborhood and its residents.

Rioters set rubber tires on fire, broke glass, launched fireworks at the police, threw explosive bottles, and attacked police cars expressing their anger at the arrest of 10 of pro-reformers in the past few weeks, according to Ammon News reporter.

Several of the detained activists are being tried by the State Security Court, Jordan's special military tribunal, on anti-regime charges.

Meanwhile, Secretary General of the Hay al-Tafaileh Association Issa al-Ra'oud told Ammon News that dignitaries and tribal leaders from the neighborhood will set a meeting aimed to contain the violence, and urge the young men to stop rioting.

Ra'oud called on the government to take "stern" measures against all who violate the law and attack public property.