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Five students injured in separate university brawls

By Petra - Apr 08,2014 - Last updated at Apr 08,2014

MAFRAQ/KARAK –– Four students were injured during  campus violence that erupted on Tuesday at Al Bayt University in the northeastern city of Mafraq.

Ismir Mashagbeh, director of Mafraq Public Hospital, said that the four students were in stable condition.

Director of Mafraq police directorate Brig. Gen. Fawaz Maaitah, said that security personnel have been deployed at the university's gates to prevent any spill over violence.

President of the university, Fares Mashagbeh, said that an investigation committee had been formed to probe into the violence, adding that strict measures will be taken against those found to be involved in the incident.

Also on Tuesday, classes at Karak University College were suspended after a student was left injured following a brawl that erupted at the Balqaa Applied University –– an affiliated institute. 

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