The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned the terrorist attack that targeted the Jordanian historic Karak Castle duringwhich terrorists killed a number of Jordanian security personnel and a foreign tourist and wounded many others.

H.E. Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, the OIC Secretary General, offered his sincere condolences to the families of the victims and to the King, government and people of Jordan, wishing a speedy recovery to the wounded. Al-Othaimeen stressed the OIC solidarity with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in its war against terrorism, which aims to destabilize the security and stability in Jordan and the region as a whole.

The OIC Secretary General stressed the need for concerted local, regional and international efforts to eradicate the phenomenon of terrorism and ugly violent extremism and eliminate all its forms as a threat to international peace and security. He also reiterated the principled position of the OIC that strongly condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.