Jordan: Defecting Syrian PM arrived Wednesday
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The rebel Free Syrian Army and a Jordanian security official say Syria's defecting prime minister arrived in Jordan Wednesday, two days after hiding in a "safe location" inside Syria near the border.
FSA leader Ahmed Kassem, who said on Monday that Prime Minister Riad Hijab had defected to Jordan, said Wednesday that he had actually been inside Syrian territory for the past two days waiting to cross. He said his earlier account was meant to "confuse the Syrian regime." A Jordanian security official said Hijab's escape was coordinated between the Jordanian army and FSA. (AP)
