10 Jordanian policemen injured in riot at Syrian refugee camp
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Jordanian official says 10 Jordanian policemen have been injured in a riot that erupted at a Syrian refugee camp near the Jordan-Syria border.
Anmar Hmoud says the Friday afternoon riot in Zaatari camp occurred after handful of refugees tried to sneak out of the camp.
Hmoud, a government spokesman for the Syrian refugee camps in Jordan, says that when police stopped them, 100 other refugees turned up, showering the policemen with stones.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say tear gas was used to disperse the crowd.
Zaatari is home to 150,000 refugees. An additional 350,000 Syrians have found shelter in local communities.
Conditions in overcrowded, wind-swept desert camp have deteriorated since it opened last July, and there have been several previous incidents of rioting.