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Tuesday, January 3, 2017
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Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Hundreds attend funeral for Jordanian businessman killed in Turkey
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHundreds of people attend the funeral of a Jordanian businessman who was among the 39 people killed in the shooting at Istanbul’s Reina nightclub.
The funeral for 44-year-old Nauras Assaf, a Christian, is held Tuesday in the town of Fuheis in central Jordan. Assaf’s wife was wounded in the attack and is recovering in a hospital in Turkey.
Jordan’s ambassador to Turkey, Amjad al-Adayleh, was among those attending the funeral.
Al-Adayleh says, “This attack is condemned by all religions, not only by Islam and Christianity.”
— AP
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