JORDAN: Jordan has acknowledged that more than 12,000 Syrian refugees have amassed at its border, awaiting entry.
The confirmation by government spokesman Mohammed Momani comes after Jordan initially dismissed a similar estimate provided by the U.N. refugee agency as exaggerated.
Momani says about 50 to 100 refugees are permitted entry each day, with priority given to women, children, the elderly and sick people. He says mass entry is unlikely because of security concerns.
The confirmation by government spokesman Mohammed Momani comes after Jordan initially dismissed a similar estimate provided by the U.N. refugee agency as exaggerated.
Momani says about 50 to 100 refugees are permitted entry each day, with priority given to women, children, the elderly and sick people. He says mass entry is unlikely because of security concerns.
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