For his part, Mr Bakhit said he welcomed the visit by a fact-finding Palestinian delegation and described as positive his talks with Mr Abbas about the weapons seizure.
Jordan said Tuesday it had indefinitely postponed a visit from Palestinian foreign minister and Hamas leader Mahmud al-Zahar after finding a weapons stash belonging to the Islamic radical group.
Jordan had found explosives and rockets in the hands of a Hamas cell, which had been surveying strategic spots in Amman, a government spokesman said.
Advertisement: Jordan believes the weapons were smuggled into the country from neighbouring Syria. Hamas on Wednesday condemned Jordan's decision to cancel Mr Zahar's visit, which had been scheduled for Wednesday, and denied the group had hidden weapons in Jordan.
Jordan, which has sought to play a mediating role between Israel and the Palestinians, in November 1999 expelled Hamas members including the now Damascus-based supremo Khaled Meshaal and closed its offices.
King Abdullah's move marked a break with his late father's policy of tolerating Hamas's presence in the desert kingdom.
_________________________________________________________ More developments regarding the cache described in earlier articles. Guess who - none other than Syria.
"King Abdullah's move marked a break with his late father's policy of tolerating Hamas's presence in the desert kingdom."
One of the few truly good guys in Middle Eastern politics today. I have read that he's also a direct descendant of the prophet mohammed... as opposed to the cult of idiots that has hijacked islam. I'd like to see more boldness from him in the reform field though.
Well, Jordanian security seems to be working OK. Nobody would envy those involved with this cell.
Dangerous and surprising? Because it was there or that they found it?
geeze freakin wow, a terrorist nest smuggles weapons. i hate palestine so much. please dissolve already.