Uproar as Jordan MP opens fire on rival in parliament

A Jordanian MP has been accused of opening fire on a colleague with an automatic rifle, chasing him through parliament before being overpowered.

No one was hurt in the fracas, which erupted as a result of a personal dispute between the two men, but prosecutors in the capital Amman have charged Talal Sharif with attempted murder.

Both men, like many in the 180-seat chamber, were prominent members of the traditional Bedouin tribes with no particular ideological agenda.