Jordanian security sources told Al Jazeera on Sunday there is no truth to the US embassy's report that the Aqaba airport and seaport were evacuated due to a credible threat. The CEO of the Aqaba Ports Company told Reuters the port is operating normally and was not evacuated.
Jordanian sources and the CEO of the Aqaba Ports Company have denied a US embassy report that Jordanian authorities evacuated the Aqaba airport and seaport in response to a credible threat. The denials emerged minutes after the embassy issued its warning Sunday afternoon.
The Aqaba Ports Company CEO told Reuters the port is operating normally and was not evacuated. Jordanian security sources told Al Jazeera there is no truth to the embassy's report, according to Israeli journalist Sapir Lipkin (N12).
As The Zioneer reported at 13:36, the US embassy had announced that Jordanian authorities evacuated Aqaba's international airport and seaport due to a specific and credible threat, advising American citizens to avoid the area. Also at 13:36, Al Jazeera reported that Jordanian security sources denied the embassy's account, and Reuters quoted the port CEO confirming normal operations.
The rapid sequence of conflicting accounts — the embassy warning followed by denials from Jordanian officials — leaves the situation in Aqaba unclear. No independent verification of either side's claims has been reported.
5 developments
- StrongReport: Jordan evacuates Aqaba port and airport over US threat; Jordan denies
- ConfirmedAqaba port CEO denies evacuation, says operations normal, after US Embassy threat alert
- StrongLebanese military source tells Al Jazeera it did not document IDF withdrawal from Lebanese territory
- DevelopingUS evacuates embassy in Jordan
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