Abbas heads to Jordan on last-minute visit

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
PA President Mahmoud Abbas left his headquarters in Ramallah on a last-minute visit to Jordan on Monday night, Palestinian officials said. Officials did not disclose the reason for the trip. Abbas, who usually travels to Jordan by car, was transported Monday in a helicopter sent by Jordan's King Abdullah II, according to a Palestinian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the visit.