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Aqaba port workers strike, say admin ignored safety concerns
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Workers in the Aqaba Port of Jordan went on strike for a fourth day on Thursday, demanding better safety standards after a container of chlorine gas fell on Monday, killing 13 people and hospitalising more than 200. The container of gas was being loaded onto a ship on Monday afternoon when a rope snapped, causing the container to fall and rupture, releasing a cloud of yellow chlorine gas on nearby workers. Local hospitals were overwhelmed with patients and the Jordanian governments warned residents in the city of Aqaba to stay inside. By Tuesday, the gas had dissipated and the government declared the emergency over. King Abdullah II of Jordan said that a "transparent

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