Jordan condemns shooting attack near Moscow

Russian Federal Security Service said gunmen killed 40 people, injured more than 100 in attack at concert hall

By Laith Al-Jnaidi

AMMAN, Jordan (AA) - Jordan condemned a shooting attack Friday at a concert hall near Moscow that killed dozens, and voiced solidarity with Russia.

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that gunmen killed 40 people and injured more than 100 in a shooting at a concert hall near Moscow.

The Jordanian Foreign Ministry expressed the Kingdom's sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

It expressed "the Kingdom's solidarity with the Russian Federation in this terrible tragedy and its total rejection and denunciation of this cowardly terrorist act that targeted innocent civilians."

The statement noted that Jordanian nationals were among the injured or deceased in the attack.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar

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