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| Saudis deny troops massing on Jordanian border |
| 2002-04-24 |
| A Saudi Arabian Defense Ministry official denied reports that his country is massing forces along its northern border in comments to the official Saudi Press Agency. The official was quoted as saying that the military is conducting routine training in the northwest region of the kingdom near the Jordanian border. The exercises in the Tabuk region, about 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) northeast of Riyadh, are part of continuing military training conducted throughout the country. On Tuesday, a Defense Ministry official told The Associated Press that the kingdom had sent eight brigades with a total of 8,000 men to its border with Jordan after receiving intelligence reports that Israel was massing troops along the Jordanian border. Somebody in Riyadh is very stupid... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |