Amman: A group of young men attacked
the motorcade of Jordan's King Abdullah II with stones and
empty bottles as he visited the southern city of Tafileh
on Monday, but no one was hurt, a security official said.
"Part of the king's motorcade was attacked with
stones and empty bottles by a group of men in their 20s and
30s a after the king's car entered Tafileh," the official said.
"Nobody was hurt and the motorcade changed its
route," the official said without elaborating.
A palace source confirmed that members of the Royal
Guard who accompanied the king were not hurt.
PTI
First Published: Monday, June 13, 2011, 19:03