JORDANIAN SCHOOL CHILDREN CRY OUTSIDE AMMAN HOSPITAL WHERE KING HUSSEIN DIED, 1999-02-07 (photo)

A Jordanian girl student cires as a tear rolls down her cheek February 7 when her elementary school class visits the hospital compound where King Hussein was brought two days ago. King Hussein died this morning, two days after returning to Jordan following failed cancer treatment, 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. JWH/JDP