In a two-way telephone conversation with Iqbal Bahar Choudhury , Chief of Bangla Service , Bangla Stringer , Matiur Rahman Chowdhury says that although he and other journalists tried to reach Baghdad by crossing the jordanian border , they had to abandon the idea of reaching Baghdad essentially for security reasons. He said that the news reaching in Amman about looting and lawlessness in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq was depressing for the Jordanians. He , however , said that King Abdullah of Jordan congratulated Iraqi people on their freedom .
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