Jordan declares three days of mourning for victims of the Karak attack

The Jordanian government has declared a three-day national period of mourning and ordered flags to be flown at half-mast in honor of the victims of the attack on the church in Karak. Prime Minister Jafar Hassan announced the three-day mourning period across Jordan, effective today, during which flags will be lowered on all government ministries, official departments, public institutions, and bodies, in tribute to the victims of the attack on the Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Hamoud in Karak Governorate. The Jordanian government expressed its deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims and their relatives, as well as to the residents of Karak Governorate and throughout the kingdom.