UN alarmed by deadly Syrian protest in Jordan camp

By Omar Akour

Published April 6, 2014 3:59pm ET

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UN alarmed by deadly Syrian protest in Jordan camp — FILE - This Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 file photo, shows a general view of Zaatari refugee camp near the Syrian border in Jordan. The United Nations says it is alarmed at "violent nature" of a demonstration in a massive Syrian refugee camp in Jordan that killed one person and wounded dozens. The U.N. refugee agency says a "heated demonstration" in Jordan's sprawling Zaatari refugee camp Saturday turned to "a violent one" after hundreds, possibly thousands of refugees started throwing rocks at a police post. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File) | Manu Brabo

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The United Nations said Sunday it is alarmed at the “violent nature” of a demonstration in a massive Syrian refugee camp in Jordan that killed one person and wounded dozens.

Saturday’s deadly protest in the sprawling Zaatari camp reverberated around the region as international aid agencies and host governments struggle to cope and manage millions of Syrians who have fled the 3-year-old conflict and sought shelter in neighboring Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.

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