Jordanian child injured abroad to be repatriated under Royal directives

AMMAN — Under the Royal directives of His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti on Friday instructed the commander of the Royal Air Force to dispatch a medical evacuation plane to Saudi Arabia to bring back a Jordanian child who was injured after falling into a well in Ha'il city.

The family of the child, Kinan Aladdin Hassan, expressed thanks for the Royal gesture, voicing appreciation for the JAF's "pioneering" role, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.