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A live television talk show in Jordan produced a torrent of insults, a shoe flying across the studio and a pistol being whipped out, as the host desperately tried to keep two rival politicians apart.
The show, which aired on Friday on private satellite channel Jo Sat, started to spin out of control after MP Mohammad Shawabka accused former deputy Mansur Murad of working as a spy for the Syrian regime.
You are a spy in the pay of the Syrian regime
The charge led to a sharp exchange of insults and accusations.
Lost his temper ... Jordanian MP Mohammad Shawabka, right, throws his shoe at his former deputy Mansur Murad. Photo: AFP
"You are a spy in the pay of the Syrian regime," insisted Shawabka, only to be accused by Murad of being "a spy in the pay of [Israel's secret service] Mossad and a thief".
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The MP hurled his shoe at his accuser and threatened him with a pistol as both men jumped out of their seats.
The moderator scrambled between the men to keep tempers from flaring into all-out violence.
In a rage ... Jordanian MP Mohammad Shawabka pulls his pistol out. Photo: AFP
Jordan, where activists have been staging pro-reform and anti-corruption demonstrations, has also been the scene of several anti-Damascus protests since the outbreak of the March 2011 revolt in neighbouring Syria.
AFP
The show, which aired on Friday on private satellite channel Jo Sat, started to spin out of control after MP Mohammad Shawabka accused former deputy Mansur Murad of working as a spy for the Syrian regime.
You are a spy in the pay of the Syrian regime
The charge led to a sharp exchange of insults and accusations.
Lost his temper ... Jordanian MP Mohammad Shawabka, right, throws his shoe at his former deputy Mansur Murad. Photo: AFP
"You are a spy in the pay of the Syrian regime," insisted Shawabka, only to be accused by Murad of being "a spy in the pay of [Israel's secret service] Mossad and a thief".
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The MP hurled his shoe at his accuser and threatened him with a pistol as both men jumped out of their seats.
The moderator scrambled between the men to keep tempers from flaring into all-out violence.
In a rage ... Jordanian MP Mohammad Shawabka pulls his pistol out. Photo: AFP
Jordan, where activists have been staging pro-reform and anti-corruption demonstrations, has also been the scene of several anti-Damascus protests since the outbreak of the March 2011 revolt in neighbouring Syria.
AFP
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