King Abdullah II of Jordan has chaired a National Security Council meeting on the Karak attack.
He received a briefing on the terrorist attack that targeted a church in the village of Hmoud in Karak Governorate on Friday. Nine people were killed, and another 40 were injured after gunmen opened fire at a funeral.
King Abdullah has also visited the injured in the hospital.
Photo: Royal Hashemite Court
The King was joined during the meeting by Crown Prince Al Hussein and Prince Ghazi. The King said that there is no room for leniency when it comes to the lives of Jordanians, and reiterated his condemnation of the despicable terrorist act. He added that the security and safety of Jordanians are a red line, asserting that the hand of justice will reach every terrorist, and that such cowardly acts have not, and will not, intimidate Jordan and its people, nor shake their national unity.
King Abdullah directed the authorities to respond with “an iron fist” against the khawarej, the outlaws of Islam.
The meeting was attended by members of the council, including Prime Minister Jafar Hassan, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Interior Minister Mazen Farraya, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Majdi Al Harasis, General Intelligence Department Director Maj. Gen. Ahmad Husni, Public Security Directorate Director Maj. Gen. Obaidallah Maaytah, Royal Hashemite Court Chief Yousef Issawi, and Director of the Office of His Majesty Alaa Batayneh.
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