Jordan says it foiled ‘malicious plot’ that threatened national security

Prince Hamza Bin Al-Hussein, right, and Prince Hashem Bin Al-Hussein, brothers King Abdullah II of Jordan (AP/Mohammad abu Ghosh, File)

A senior Jordanian official has accused the country’s former crown prince of conspiring with foreign elements in a “malicious plot” that threatened national security.

Foreign minister Ayman Safadi told reporters that the plot had been foiled at the “zero hour”.