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President Sisi and Evangelical Community mourn victims of church attack in Jordan

Six people died and 28 were injured during a shooting at Hammoud Church in Karak Governorate.

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Key points

  • A terrorist attack targeted a church in Karak Governorate, resulting in six deaths and 28 injuries, according to Youm7.
  • President Abdel Fattah Sisi expressed his condolences to King Abdullah II and the people of Jordan regarding the victims.
  • Dr. Rev. Andre Zaki, President of the Evangelical Community in Egypt, mourned the victims of the shooting incident.
A single lit candle and a small olive branch resting on a plain stone surface amidst the rocky hills of Karak.
Illustration · Coptic News

A terrorist attack at Hammoud Church in Karak Governorate, Jordan, resulted in six deaths and 28 injuries, according to Youm7.

President Abdel Fattah Sisi expressed his condolences and sympathies to King Abdullah II and the people of Jordan regarding the victims of the attack, according to Masrawy. In a post on his official Facebook page, President Sisi affirmed Egypt's condemnation of the acts and stated that Egypt stands alongside Jordan in facing the incident and all forms of terrorism, according to Masrawy.

Mourning and solidarity

Dr. Rev. Andre Zaki, the President of the Evangelical Community in Egypt, mourned the martyrs of the shooting incident that took place inside a church in Karak Governorate, according to Youm7. The President of the Evangelical Community offered condolences to King Abdullah II, the Jordanian people, the families of the martyrs, and the church in Jordan, according to Youm7.

Dr. Rev. Andre Zaki expressed the full solidarity of the Evangelical Church in Egypt with the Kingdom during the incident, according to Youm7.