Rent-a-car business owners protest office closures

By JT - Oct 11,2015 - Last updated at Oct 11,2015

Owners of rent-a-car businesses based at King Abdullah I Park in Amman protest on Sunday after the Greater Amman Municipality closed down their offices (Photo by Khaled Oudat)

AMMAN — Owners of rent-a-car businesses based at King Abdullah I Park in Amman held a sit-in on Sunday after the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) closed down their offices.

The municipality is planning to revive the park by carrying out investment projects, opening restaurants, cafés and holding entertainment activities.

Placards carried by the protesters accuse GAM of giving priority to foreign investors at the expense of local businesspeople.

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