Ammon News - State institutions and municipalities across Jordan began lowering flags to half-mast on Friday in mourning for the seven victims killed in the terrorist attack targeting a church in the village of Hammoud in Karak Governorate.

The flags were lowered at government buildings, public squares and along roads across the Kingdom.

Prime Minister Jafar Hassan on Friday issued a communiqué declaring three days of national mourning across the Kingdom, starting Friday, October 23, 2026, following the deadly terrorist attack on the Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Humud in Karak Governorate.

The government extended its sincerest condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims, the people of Karak and citizens across the Kingdom. It prayed that God grant the martyrs His boundless mercy, give their families patience and solace, and grant the injured a speedy recovery.