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21:09 GMT, 7 July 2012 CCTV
A live debate between two political opponents on Jordanian TV descended into chaos
when one of the men pulled out a gun.
MP Mohammad Shawabka also threw a shoe at his rival, political activist Mansour Sayf al-Din
Murad, as the pair traded insults after discussing the uprising in Syria on the private channel
Jo Sat.
The bust-up happened after Murad accused the MP of being an agent for the Israeli secret
service Mossad.
'You're a Mossad,' said Murad. Shawabka replied: ‘You’re a crook’ and threw a slip-on shoe
at him – a deeply insulting gesture in the Arab world.
As the host Mohammed Habashneh struggled to keep order, Murad pushed his desk over
and ran towards the MP.
It was at this point that Shawabka reached into his jacket and pulled out a small, silver
snub-nosed revolver.
The men continued shouting and pushing each other as the show ended and the credits rolled,
though Shawabka seemed to decide he had made his point and could be seen slipping the
weapon into the waistband of his trousers.
No one was hurt. It is not known whether the gun was real.
21:09 GMT, 7 July 2012 CCTV
A live debate between two political opponents on Jordanian TV descended into chaos
when one of the men pulled out a gun.
MP Mohammad Shawabka also threw a shoe at his rival, political activist Mansour Sayf al-Din
Murad, as the pair traded insults after discussing the uprising in Syria on the private channel
Jo Sat.
The bust-up happened after Murad accused the MP of being an agent for the Israeli secret
service Mossad.
'You're a Mossad,' said Murad. Shawabka replied: ‘You’re a crook’ and threw a slip-on shoe
at him – a deeply insulting gesture in the Arab world.
As the host Mohammed Habashneh struggled to keep order, Murad pushed his desk over
and ran towards the MP.
It was at this point that Shawabka reached into his jacket and pulled out a small, silver
snub-nosed revolver.
The men continued shouting and pushing each other as the show ended and the credits rolled,
though Shawabka seemed to decide he had made his point and could be seen slipping the
weapon into the waistband of his trousers.
No one was hurt. It is not known whether the gun was real.
