Jordan says ‘distorted’ news claims are security threat

AMMAN: Jordan’s Royal court has denied Monday what it called “distorted” claims made in news reports about properties belonging to Jordanian King Abdullah II abroad. 

It said that the reports “included inaccuracies and distorted and exaggerated the facts”, and that revealing the properties’ addresses was “a flagrant security breach and a threat to His Majesty’s and his family’s safety”.  

The statement also said that the king had “personally funded” the properties and all related expenses.