Jordanian PM: All state agencies working to apprehend Karak church attackers
Jordan’s prime minister said all state agencies are pursuing those behind the Karak church attack, stressing the need to eradicate extremist ideology.
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AIJordanian Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan said that all state agencies are working to apprehend the criminals who targeted the Karak church.
He added that extremism, fanaticism, and takfiri ideology have spread over the past forty years, and that efforts to uproot them must continue and intensify, according to the Petra news agency.
Hassan emphasized that there is absolutely no place for takfiri ideology in Jordan, noting that the country has fought extremist groups over the past decade and continues to do so.
His remarks came a day after the attack on the Karak church in Jordan, which left nine people dead.