Jordanian king calls for containing crisis between Muslims and Christians in al-Nasera

King Abdullah II of Jordan on Sunday called for containing the crisisthat erupted between Christians and Muslims in al-Nasera (Nazareth) after laying the foundation stone for a mosque last Tuesday near al-Beshara church (the Basilica of the Annunciation).

Upon his meeting with president of Sierra Leone, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, the Jordanian king warned against "possibilities of implanting disputes and partitions among the people of the divine communities," stressing that, "All efforts should be directed towards preventing the development of matters towards negative consequences."