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a warning from him, from the chief of police, and from the chief of the security services, the mukhabarathould not leave my house, that i could only visit family, that i could not tweet, and that i could not communicate with people. since then, a number of people i know, my friends, have been arrested. my security has been removed. and the internet and phone lines have been cut. this is my last form of communication — satellite internet — that i have. i've been informed by the company that they are instructed to cut it, so it may be the last time i am able to communicate. earlier the bbc�*s chief international correspondent lyse doucet was asked if these high profile arrests were in response to a coup attempt. a few hours ago when these reports first started emerging, it was the washington post quoting senior intelligence officials in the region, spoke of a thwarted coup attempt — that has stunned observers, jordan is a close strategic ally of the us and britain, long regarded as this oasis of stability in the middle east, and this has led now to a wave of reports, you have mentioned some

a warning from him, from the chief of police, and from the chief of the security services, the mukhabarat, that i should not leave my house, that i could only visit family, that i could not tweet, and that i could not communicate with people. since then, a number of people i know, my friends, have been arrested. my security has been removed. and the internet and phone lines have been cut. this is my last form of communication — satellite internet — that i have. i've been informed by the company that they are instructed to cut it, so it may be the last time i am able to communicate. new national lockdowns have come into force in parts of europe as countries struggle to contain a surge of coronavirus infections. it means christian worshippers celebrating easter will, for a second year, be doing so under vastly different circumstances. tanya dendrinos has more. st peter's basilica — one of the most sacred sites in christendom. she is and this, one of the most significant christian festivals. but for the second easter in a row, commemorations in the vatican have been scaled back. papal servic

a warning from him, from the chief of police, and from the chief of the security services, the mukhabaratthat i could only visit family, that i could not tweet, and that i could not communicate with people. earlier, our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, explained how prince hamza's version of events differs to the jordanian government's. the government gave their version of events a short time ago and it dramatically different from what we heard from prince hamzah, they spoke about how the intelligence agencies ofjordan have been following prince hamzah and two other prominent members, saying they had been contacting foreign agencies and local organisations with a plot to destabilise the kingdom. he said the security agencies then went in with a security sweep, more than a dozen people arrested. prince hamzah confined to his home, just as this alleged plot was about to swing into action. the deputy prime minister didn't give us any more details about what form that this plot was going to take, he didn't say what foreign countries would have been involved, but the government'

a warning from him, from the chief of police, and from the chief of the security services, the mukhabaratmy house, that i could only visit family, that i could not tweet, and that i could not communicate with people. since then, a number of people i know, my friends, earlier, i got the latest from our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. yes, so now we have two dramatically different accounts of what has been happening injordan over these last significant 24 hours. this is truly unprecedented in the history of the jordanian royal family. you mentioned a bit that came out of that video that was shared with the bbc. there, you have an account of prince hamzah presenting himself as a member of the royal family, listening to the concerns of jordanians, listening to their concerns over corruption and nepotism and misrule and losing hope, but what we just heard in a press conference from amman by the deputy prime minister, ayman safadi, is something quite different. he talked about how the intelligence services had been tracking prince hamzah, as well as two senior members of the roy

a warning from him, from the chief of police, and from the chief of the security services, the mukhabarat could only visit family, that i could not tweet, and that i could not communicate with people. queen noor, prince hamza's american—born mother and widow of the late king hussein ofjordan, has posted her reaction on twitter. she says... i'm joined now by our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. can you try and make sense of this for us. is he actually under house arrest has there been some sort of conspiracy or a coup d'etat attempt? there is a lot that we do not know. this is an unprecedented moment in this kingdom. there has never been this kingdom. there has never been this kind of very public, stark criticism by such a senior member of the royalfamily. while there criticism by such a senior member of the royal family. while there were reports additionally of an elaborate coup d'etat plot, the more we know and again, we have to emphasise we have a very limited amount of information, it does seem as though prince hamzah has been confined to his home and that his social med

a warning from him, from the chief of police, and from the chief of the security services, the mukhabaratould only visit family, that i could not tweet, and that i could not communicate with people. oui’ our correspondent has been telling us that this is a crucial move as jordan brand is itself as a stabiliser.— jordan brand is itself as a stabiliser. , . ., , , . jordan brand is itself as a stabiliser. , . . stabiliser. its main allies such as the uk and _ stabiliser. its main allies such as the uk and us, _ stabiliser. its main allies such as the uk and us, try _ stabiliser. its main allies such as the uk and us, try to _ stabiliser. its main allies such as the uk and us, try to maintain, l stabiliser. its main allies such as| the uk and us, try to maintain, if the uk and us, try to maintain, if the pressures that are within jordan, they are very strong economic pressures, political pressure, a division between the originaljordanian east bank tribe, and the large proportion of the palestinians who are there, there's always some tension between those sites. king hussein obviously very cl

a warning from him, from the chief of police, and from the chief of the security services, the mukhabaratborn mother and widow of the late king hussein ofjordan, has posted her reaction on twitter. she said "praying that truth and justice will prevail for all the innocent victims of this wicked slander. god bless and keep them safe." i'm joined now by our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. we are expecting any moment for there _ we are expecting any moment for there to _ we are expecting any moment for there to be a press conference. we have _ there to be a press conference. we have been— there to be a press conference. we have been told that they will give more _ have been told that they will give more details of the arrest. notjust what you _ more details of the arrest. notjust what you are describing, but there are a _ what you are describing, but there are a number other prominent figures — are a number other prominent figures. we have had no clarity at all as— figures. we have had no clarity at all as to _ figures. we have had no clarity at all as to what is the relation

a warning from him, from the chief of police, and from the chief of the security services, the mukhabaratot tweet, and that i could not communicate with people. 0ur arab affairs editor, sebastian usher, joins us now. just give us the wider context of this, jordan is a country that is a kind of oasis instability, that's how it's seen normally in a pretty volatile region? it how it's seen normally in a pretty volatile region?— volatile region? it is. that is certainly. — volatile region? it is. that is certainly, the _ volatile region? it is. that is certainly, the image - volatile region? it is. that is certainly, the image that. volatile region? it is. that is certainly, the image that it i volatile region? it is. that is- certainly, the image that it has, it's very much what its main allies such as the uk and the us tried to maintain. because if the pressures that are within jordan, maintain. because if the pressures that are withinjordan, the very strong economic pressures, political pressures, division between the originaljordanian tribes and the large proportion of the palestinians wh

a warning from him, from the chief of police, and from the chief of the security services, the mukhabaratat i could not tweet, and that i could not communicate with people. that was his prince homes are. in the last half—hour his mother has posted her reaction on twitter. she says... bbc arabic correspondent, suzanne goussous, is in thejordanian capital, amman, and shejoins us now. thank you for being with us. what is the latest in what is going on in jordan at the moment? the latest in what is going on in jordan at the moment?- the latest in what is going on in jordan at the moment? good day. after the news _ jordan at the moment? good day. after the news about _ jordan at the moment? good day. after the news about the - jordan at the moment? good day. after the news about the arrest i jordan at the moment? good day. after the news about the arrest of the former president and... there have been rumours circulating the heiress... the house arrest of prims hamza, who is the half—brother of the current king. there has been confusion injordan, confusion among thejordanian public since it is