Police officer killed during clashes in southern Jordan city - police

AMMAN (Reuters) -A senior Jordanian police officer was killed on Thursday in clashes with demonstrators in the southern city of Maan during protests over high fuel prices that spread to several cities across the kingdom, police said.

In a statement, police said the officer was shot in the head while dealing with "rioting" by a group of outlaws in the impoverished city that has in the past seen bouts of civil unrest over fuel hikes and cuts to subsidies.