Syrian PM in Jordan after 'trick'

Syria’s prime minister completed his defection by crossing into Jordan at dawn today after two days of hiding inside his homeland, according to Jordanian officials and a spokesman for the rebel Free Syrian Army.

Syrian PM in Jordan after 'trick'

Syria’s prime minister completed his defection by crossing into Jordan at dawn today after two days of hiding inside his homeland, according to Jordanian officials and a spokesman for the rebel Free Syrian Army.

They described an operation which involved deceiving the media into reporting that Prime Minister Riad Hijab had already made it to Jordan so the Syrians would stop looking for him.

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