Jordan's former crown prince in house arrest over coup bid: Report

King's half-brother Hamza raided, at least 16 aides taken into custody

Jordan said it uncovered a plot to destabilise the kingdom that involved King Abdullah II’s half-brother and extended beyond the country’s borders.
 
The sibling, former Crown Prince Hamza Bin Hussein (pictured), 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.
 
“There was an effort to target Jordan’s security and stability, this effort was foiled,” he said,