Jordan rejects Noynoy’s claims, confirms kidnap
President Aquino and his security aides may yet have an egg land on
their faces for yet committing another big blunder that could well lead
to a souring of diplomatic relations, this time with Jordan.
They
have for over a week been issuing statements claiming that Jordanian
journalist Baker Atyani, Dubai-based bureau chief of Al Arabiya network,
has not been kidnapped and portraying him as a conduit for terrorist
activities while disregarding his, and his two Filipino crewmen’s safety
by refusing to launch rescue operations.
Jordan’s Foreign Ministry
confirmed yesterday that Atyani has been kidnapped and has already
contacted its embassy in Japan as well as its Manila consul.
In an
article posted June 21 on the online edition of 35-year-old English
daily newspaper The Jordan Times, the Foreign Ministry of Jordan
confirmed that Al Arabiya television news network bureau chief Baker
Atyani has been abducted by a terrorist group based in southern
Philippines, “amid conflicting reports surrounding his disappearance.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/index.php/headlines/item/614-jordan-rejects-noynoy%E2%80%99s-claims-confirms-kidnap
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