King denounces Ankara terrorist explosions

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Saturday denounced the two terrorist explosions that occurred near Ankara railway station earlier in the day, according to a Royal Court statement. 

The blasts claimed the lives of scores of innocent civilians, and resulted in the injury of many others. 

In a cable that King Abdullah sent to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, he expressed his deepest condolences and sympathies over the victims of the twin blast and he wished the injured a speedy recovery. 

In the cable, the King stressed Jordan's support of Turkey and its people, according to a Royal Court statement.