His Majesty’s chairing of the National Security Council meeting, in the presence of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II, and listening to the latest investigation updates, confirm that protecting citizens and safeguarding the nation's security is a priority that does not accept leniency, and that the state is proceeding with pursuing those involved and holding accountable everyone who supported or justified the crime in accordance with the law.
Targeting the church is not an attack on our Christian brothers alone, but rather an attack on Jordan as a whole; for Christians and Muslims are partners in the homeland and destiny, united by a firm national identity and a history of coexistence and harmony. Attempts by terrorism and takfiri ideology will not succeed in damaging this relationship or sowing discord among the members of one society.