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US says Jordan’s King Abdullah ‘has our full support’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe United States issues its first official response to the wave of arrests in Jordan for “security reasons.”
“We are closely following the reports and in touch with Jordanian officials. King Abdullah is a key partner of the United States, and he has our full support,” State Department spokesman Ned Price says in a statement.
Along with the arrests of senior officials, the head of Jordan’s armed forces said Abdullah’s half-brother Prince Hamza, the former crown prince, was told to stop “movements and activities” that endanger the country’s security and stability.
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