Dozens Wounded As Protesters Clash in Jordan  April 15, 2011 -
9:06 AM  Zarqa, Jordan (AP) - Hundreds of protesting Islamic
hard-liners clashed with supporters of Jordan's king on Friday,
wounding dozens, in the latest move by the extremist movement to
assert itself amid the country's wave of anti-government
demonstrations.  A crowd of about 350 extremist Salafi Muslims
faced off with a slightly smaller group of pro-king loyalists in
the town of Zarqa. Salafis beat the government supporters with
clubs and fists, and the two sides hurled stones at each other,
leaving people bloodied on the ground.  The Salafi movement --
an ultra-conservative version of Islam with an ideology similar
to al-Qaida's -- is banned in Jordan, but it has grown in
strength in recent years and Salafis have held a series of
rallies in various parts of the country in recent weeks.  Their
demonstrations are separate from the 14-week-old wave of anti-
government protests by lefitsts and more moderate Islamists,
demanding democratic reforms