Jordan Denies Aqaba Evacuation Alert After U.S. Cites 1 Credible Threat
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Updated · Arutz Sheva · Jul 19
Jordan Denies Aqaba Evacuation Alert After U.S. Cites 1 Credible Threat
3 articles · Updated · Arutz Sheva · Jul 19
Summary
Jordanian authorities rejected a U.S. Embassy alert that said Aqaba’s airport and seaport were evacuated Sunday over a “specific and credible threat,” saying no such order was issued.
The embassy had told Americans to avoid both facilities, stay away from military bases, demonstrations and heavy police presence, and contact airlines if flights were disrupted.
Aqaba sits on the Red Sea next to Israel’s Eilat, making any security warning there especially sensitive as regional tensions rise.
Those tensions intensified after CENTCOM said 2 U.S. service members were killed in Friday’s Iranian attack on Jordan and 1 remains missing, with dozens more troops reportedly wounded.