Jordan condemns terror attack on Saudi mosque

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Friday condemned the terrorist attack that targeted Imam Reda Mosque in Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, killing and injuring worshippers, a Royal Court statement said.

In a cable sent to Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the King stressed Jordan’s support for Riyadh in combating such terrorist acts, offering his condolences to the families of the deceased and wishing the injured a speedy recovery.

Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Mohammad Momani voiced the government’s condemnation of the terror attack, reaffirming the Kingdom’s unaltered stance in combating terrorism wherever it is, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The Lower House also condemned the attack and voiced utter rejection of all “cowardly terrorist acts” targeting innocent people, Petra reported.