JORDANIANS PRAY OUTSIDE KING HUSSEIN HOSPITAL, 1999-02-07 (photo)

Jordanians pray outside the King Hussein Medical Centre in Amman February 7. Jordan's King Hussein died two days after returning to the country following failed treatment for cancer, a palace source said. A government minister said the king had died at 11.34 a.m. (0934 GMT). The king's death followed reports that the 63-year-old monarch's condition had deteriorated late on Saturday and that he had been treated for a sharp fall in his blood pressure. Medical sources said the drop in blood pressure had been a sign his heart might be failing. Other internal organs had failed earlier and he had been unconscious since Thursday. ES/JDP