Lower House condemns terrorist attack in Iraq

AMMAN — President of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (APU) and Lower House Speaker Atef Tarawneh on Tuesday condemned the terrorist attack that struck a football pitch in Daquq, a village in Kirkuk Governorate in northern Iraq, killing and wounding a number of civilians. The attack was reportedly carried out by the Daesh terror group.

In an APU statement carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, Tarawneh called for setting up efforts to stem terrorism, voicing the union’s absolute support for exceptional Iraqi efforts made to defeat Daesh. Tarawneh expressed condolences over the loss of life and wished the injured a speedy recovery.