King: Jordan tightens border with Syria

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Jordan's king says security along the country's northern frontier has been tightened, but Syrian refugees fleeing violence will still be allowed to enter.

Abdullah II said at a Cabinet session late Sunday that government plans to protect the border were "moving in the right direction," a Royal Court statement said, without providing details.

Government spokesman Sameeh Maaytah said the northern region was secured against "any infiltrations."

Jordan hosts more than 140,000 Syrian refugees. It has been concerned about Syria's civil war spilling across the border.

Its first refugee camp for Syrians coming from the north could be opened this week as numbers spike, U.N. refugee agency officials said.

Washington signed an agreement Sunday to give Jordan an additional $100 million to help bear the refugee burden.

Associated Press

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