Karak, Oct. 23 (Petra)– Prime Minister Jafar Hassan on Friday
evening offered condolences to the families of the martyrs killed in
a heinous terrorist attack targeting the Greek Orthodox Church in the
village of Humud in Karak Governorate.

During a visit to the condolence gathering at the Humud Charitable
Society, Hassan extended his heartfelt sympathies to the families of
the victims and all Jordanians.

He prayed that God grant the victims His mercy, give their families
patience and strength, and grant the injured a speedy recovery.

The prime minister stressed that those responsible for the attack,
which claimed the lives of innocent Jordanians, would not escape
punishment.

He said the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah II were clear:
all available resources must be mobilized to pursue those responsible
for the crime and bring them to justice so they receive their due
punishment.

Hassan was accompanied by Interior Minister Mazen Fraya, Minister of
State for Prime Ministry Affairs Abdul Latif Najdawi, General
Intelligence Department Director Maj. Gen. Ahmad Husni, and Public
Security Directorate Director Maj. Gen. Obaidallah Maaytah.

//Petra// MF