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Jordan has released 16 detainees arrested in connection within a rift within the royal family, authorities announced on Thursday.
Their release marked further de-escalation of the affair that had prompted international calls to preserve stability.
“A number of those detained in the latest events have been released. Their number is 16,” official media quoted State Security Court Hazem Al Majali as saying.
Eighteen men were arrested in the first week of April. Authorities said they were linked to unspecified action by King Abdullah s half-brother and former crown prince, Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, to undermine security of the kingdom.
He was not arrested but was warned by the military to “stop movements and activities that are employed to target the security of Jordan and its stability”.