| Jordan, fearing the spread of the Sunni insurgency into the country, has closed its border with Iraq. Jordanian officials said the move would block all travelers coming from Iraq into the Hashemite kingdom. Jordanians and other nationals would be allowed to enter Iraq. A Jordanian police statement said on Saturday that neither vehicles nor passengers would be allowed from Iraq. The statement did not say for how long the border would be closed. The decision was announced a day after a van exploded at the Iraqi border post of Trebil. The explosion on Dec. 3 destroyed a room employed by U.S. Army personnel who supervise the transport of supplies and soldiers to and from Iraq. |