Amro and Abbas.
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Mahmoud Abbas comforts family of dead Jordanian terrorist Sayid Amro
The Palestinian Authority president sent a condolence message to the family of the Jerusalem attacker, who attempted to stab people passing the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday; Amro 'a martyr who has quenched the land of Palestine with his pure blood.'
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas sent a letter of condolence Monday to the family of Sayid Amro, a Jordanian man who was killed by Israeli Border Police soldiers after attempting a terror stabbing attack in Jerusalem
on Friday.
Amro's family, which lives in the city of Karak, Jordan, received an official letter from Abbas, which describes Amro as "A martyr who has quenched the land of Palestine with his pure blood."
Sayid Amro.
Sayid Amro attempts to stab Israelis in Jerusalem
Abbas' letter to the Amro family.
The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Israel for Amro's death, saying his killing was "an act of barbarism."
Following an incident, Israel presented further video evidence to Jordanian officials showing Amro brandishing two knives and threatening civilians passing by at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City.
