Within hours, mobs rampaged through Salt and attacked police stations and the government hospital. Others looted stores, banks and torched cars as reinforcements were sent to the Bedouin-dominated city.

Four police officers were said to have been hospitalized. The city, with a population of 75,000, includes many Bedouin members of Jordan's military and security forces.

"The residents of Salt wanted to know who shot their fellow resident, and demanded that police identify him so that they could take revenge," Al Khatib said.

Officials said the police officer who shot Khreisat, reported in critical condition, has been interrogated. They said Interior Minister Nayef Qadi toured Salt and the surrounding province.

Police in Salt, home to several former prime ministers, were reinforced by Jordan's Gendarmerie Force, a paramilitary unit. The Gendarmerie imposed a curfew on Salt on Nov. 18 and 19, but clashes between Palestinians and security forces continued.

"Vehicles were damaged, shop windows were smashed, other property was destroyed and our streets are filled with rocks," Mohammed Arabiyat, a Salt resident, told the Jordan Times.

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