Estranged former Jordanian crown prince Hamzah, who had openly criticised the current government over alleged corruption and a breakdown of governance , earlier swore.
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Jordan said it uncovered a plot to destabilize the kingdom that involved King Abdullah IIâs half-brother and extended beyond the countryâs borders.
The sibling, former Crown Prince Hamza Bin Hussein, worked in concert with foreign entities, Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi said on Sunday, in a first official explanation of a string of arrests a day earlier. More than 16 people, including at least one other royal, were taken into custody, he said at a news conference in the capital, Amman.
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