— A Jordanian security official says the motorcade of King Abdullah II has been attacked with empty bottles and stones during a visit to a southern town. The king escaped unharmed.
The attack came Monday hours after Abdullah bowed to popular demands for electing a prime minister from a parliamentary majority, replacing the current method of appointing the Cabinet.
The security official said the king was not hurt.
He said a crowd of young people attacked the motorcade twice in two different areas in Tafila, 200 kilometers south of the Jordanian capital.
Abdullah was on a fact-finding trip to inspect infrastructure projects and hear his subjects’ demands.
The official insisted on anonymity because he is not allowed to comment on the king’s affairs.
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