Jordan Islamists Urge Arab Rulers to Draw Lessons from Gadhafi Fate
Jordan's opposition Islamists urged Arab rulers to draw lessons from the death of Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi, saying his demise heralded a new era in the region.
"The death of Gadhafi was the logical end of any tyrant," Zaki Bani Rsheid, head of the Islamic Action Front (IAF) political bureau, told Agence France Presse.
"It is a new stage for the Arab world. There is no longer a place for repression. Arab regimes must draw lessons and introduce real change."
The powerful IAF is the political arm of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood.
Gadhafi was killed Thursday when fighters of the new regime assaulted his hometown and final bastion Sirte.
A few hours after his death, dozens of jubilant people celebrated outside the Libyan embassy in the Jordanian capital.
Source: Agence France Presse
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