Jordan - Duty free shop opens on West Bank border

T/I: 10:29:01 The Jordanian government on Thursday (12/3) opened a duty-free shopping complex beside the Allenby bridge which spans the river separating the Israeli occupied West Bank from Jordan. It is the first duty-free shop to open at a border point in the Middle East. Prince Abdullah, the eldest son of King Hussein cut the ribbon to open the King Hussein Bridge Duty-Free Centre, which has raised eyebrows among Jordanian nationalists as Jordan has never recognised the Allenby bridge as an international border post. It will be one of nine duty-free shops which are due to be opened at key Jordanian border crossing points. SHOWS: ALLENBY, BRIDGE, JORDAN 12/3: WS Allenby bridge over Jordan river; CU Israeli flag; VS tourist buses driving over bridge; Exterior duty free shop; CU sign on shop, PULL to WS; WS Interior of entrance to shop; cigarettes on sale; WS shop assistant standing behind counter; SOT chairman of Jordanian Duty-Free Company Ltd Nader Thahabi (in English) saying: "The idea is to facilitate all the goods and services that could be purchased by passengers crossing by land, not by air."; Prince Abdulla arriving for opening ceremony; police guard of honour standing in line; Prince Abdulla inspecting guard of honour; Prince Abdullah cutting ribbon to open duty-free area; SOT: Hani Mulqi, Jordanian Trade Minister (in English): "We do feel that part of tourism, and part of being abroad is purchasing and when you purchase things it's better that you purchase duty free, so that if you have to pay duties when you enter your country it's better that you don't pay double duties."; CU perfume on sale; CU Sony handicam, pull-out to customer in shop. 1.44 You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/42281ed56e39033fea9ed3042668d8b0 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork