IN PICTURES: Jordan protests death of pilot
Published date: 7 February 2015 19:11 GMT
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Last update: 9 years 9 months ago
Thousands of people gathered to show support for family of killed pilot Muath al-Kasasba (MEE / Arwa' Debaja)
People shouted anti-IS slogans and called on the military to destroy IS (MEE / Arwa' Debaja)
Young and old alike showed up to show support (MEE / Arwa' Debaja)
Shura islamic party-banner reads: A homeland we don't protect is a homeland we don't deserve to live in (MEE / Arwa' Debaja)
Queen Rania attended the protest (MEE / Arwa' Debaja)
As Queen Rania arrived she was mobbed by supporters (MEE / Arwa' Debaja)
Vigils have been held across much of Jordan (MEE / Arwa' Debaja)
Tribal leaders flocked to the protest to express their solidarity with the king and renounce their previous scepticism of the anti-IS campaign (MEE / Arwa' Debaja)
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