Several MPs in Amman, Jordan, exchanged fists in a scuffle in Jordan's parliament on Tuesday, December 28, which was shown live on national television.
According to witnesses, the incident began when a verbal spat escalated when the assembly speaker asked a deputy to leave.
In tumultuous scenes that lasted a few minutes, live footage on the country's national television showed some MPs striking one other while one deputy fell to the ground while others shouted.
The fight resulted in no injuries.
According to reports, the brawl erupted after a member refused to apologize for improper statements made during a session to debate proposed constitutional revisions.
"Several deputies engaged in a verbal brawl that escalated into fistfighting. Our people find this behavior repugnant, and it affects our country's prestige "Khalil Atiyeh, a member of parliament who attended the session, remarked
In a video that has gone viral in Jordan, MPs begin fighting while debating constitutional modifications to a chapter of the constitution that guarantees equal rights to all residents.
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December 29, 2021 — Sky News (@SkyNews)
