Jordan's King Abdullah II on Wednesday broke his silence and told his nation that the worst political crisis in decades sparked by an alleged plot involving his half-brother Prince Hamzah was over, AFP reports.
The government had accused Hamzah -- a former crown prince who was sidelined as heir to the throne in 2004 -- of involvement in a conspiracy to "destabilize the kingdom's security" and arrested at least 16 people.
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