BBC News Published image copyrightReuters image captionKing Abdullah said the crisis facing the kingdom had been "nipped in the bud" (file photo) Jordan's King Abdullah has expressed "shock, pain and anger" over an alleged plot to destabilise the kingdom. "The challenge of these last days was not the most dangerous for the stability of the country - but it was the most painful for me," he said in comments read out on state TV. King Abdullah was responding to an alleged conspiracy against the state, said to involve his half-brother, Prince Hamzah bin Hussein. It was his first comment on the matter.