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U.S., Jordanian Officials Outraged at Killing of Diplomat
Aired October 28, 2002 - 14:12 ET
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MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN ANCHOR: U.S. and Jordanian officials expressing outrage at today's killing of a U.S. diplomat in Amman. But so far, they are not using the "T" word, as in "terrorism."
CNN's Jerrold Kessel joins us now, live via videophone.
Still, we don't know exactly why, Jerrold?
JERROLD KESSEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Absolutely not, Marty. The Jordanian authorities and the U.S. embassy officials keeping tight- lipped on that subject. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) a briefing by the U.S. ambassador. Earlier this evening, he would not be drawn in any way whatsoever to comment on the possible motive or the possible identity of the assailant. And he wouldn't, as you say, term it terrorism when asked to do so.
Jordanian officials have been a little more outspoken, and they call this -- the U.S. did call it an outrage and saying it was an indescribable, unbelievable and incomprehensible act. But U.S.- Jordanian officials have said that they regard this as an assault on Jordan itself, and they are prepared for everything possible to uncover the killer.
It was 7:20 a.m. in the morning here when Foley, the executive director of the U.S. aid program here, Larry Foley, as he was known to his colleagues, went out of his house, prepared to drive away to work. Just as he reached his car in the driveway behind him, the assailant struck. He died on the spot with eight bullets to the chest and to the head, all from a 7 millimeter pistol.
As the assailant made his way away, Mrs. Foley, the (UNINTELLIGIBLE), was in the house behind me now, the grieving widow -- came out, discovered her husband's body and, shocked, went back and alerted the Jordanian police.
Jordanian authorities have expressed their condolences from the King Abdullah down to the U.S. Embassy -- and cooperation, we understand, from both sides that there is intense cooperation from the U.S. Embassy with Jordanian security officials to try to track down the killer and his probable accomplices -- Marty.
SAVIDGE: Jerrold Kessel, reporting to us by videophone from Amman -- thank you very much.
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Aired October 28, 2002 - 14:12 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN ANCHOR: U.S. and Jordanian officials expressing outrage at today's killing of a U.S. diplomat in Amman. But so far, they are not using the "T" word, as in "terrorism."
CNN's Jerrold Kessel joins us now, live via videophone.
Still, we don't know exactly why, Jerrold?
JERROLD KESSEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Absolutely not, Marty. The Jordanian authorities and the U.S. embassy officials keeping tight- lipped on that subject. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) a briefing by the U.S. ambassador. Earlier this evening, he would not be drawn in any way whatsoever to comment on the possible motive or the possible identity of the assailant. And he wouldn't, as you say, term it terrorism when asked to do so.
Jordanian officials have been a little more outspoken, and they call this -- the U.S. did call it an outrage and saying it was an indescribable, unbelievable and incomprehensible act. But U.S.- Jordanian officials have said that they regard this as an assault on Jordan itself, and they are prepared for everything possible to uncover the killer.
It was 7:20 a.m. in the morning here when Foley, the executive director of the U.S. aid program here, Larry Foley, as he was known to his colleagues, went out of his house, prepared to drive away to work. Just as he reached his car in the driveway behind him, the assailant struck. He died on the spot with eight bullets to the chest and to the head, all from a 7 millimeter pistol.
As the assailant made his way away, Mrs. Foley, the (UNINTELLIGIBLE), was in the house behind me now, the grieving widow -- came out, discovered her husband's body and, shocked, went back and alerted the Jordanian police.
Jordanian authorities have expressed their condolences from the King Abdullah down to the U.S. Embassy -- and cooperation, we understand, from both sides that there is intense cooperation from the U.S. Embassy with Jordanian security officials to try to track down the killer and his probable accomplices -- Marty.
SAVIDGE: Jerrold Kessel, reporting to us by videophone from Amman -- thank you very much.
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