King condoles Saudi monarch over Qatif terrorist attack

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Saturday denounced a terrorist attack that targeted Al Haidarieh Mosque in Saihat area of Qatif city that killed and injured several civilians. 

In a cable sent to Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King Abdullah expressed his sympathies over the incident and his solidarity with Saudi Arabia, wishing the injured a speedy recovery, according to a Royal Court statement.  

Also on Saturday, the government denounced the terrorist attack, which occurred in the eastern Saudi province of Qatif.

Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Mohammad Momani said the attack proves once again that terrorists have no goal other than to kill, spread terror and incite sedition, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra. 

Momani, who is also  the government’s spokesperson, stressed Jordan’s support of Saudi Arabia in confronting terrorism and offered his condolences to the Saudi government and the families of the victims.

The attack came two days after the start of commemorations of Ashura.

The day of Ashura occurs on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram. For Shiite Muslims, the day is commemorated as a day of mourning honouring the death of Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, at the Battle of Karbala. It is also a non-compulsory day of fasting for Sunni Muslims, emulating Prophet Mohammad’s fasting on the  day to celebrate Prophet Moses’ leading of the Jews to safety from the pharaoh.