Two Jordanian ministers offer condolences on assassination of US diplomat in Amman

The Jordanian foreign minister Marwan Muasher and the minister of planning Basem Awadullah yesterday visited the US embassy in Amman where they offered condolences to the US ambassador in Amman Laurence Ghneim who was assassinated earlier in the day in front of his house.

A Jordanian official source said that Muasher confirmed to the Ambassador that the Jordanian security authorities will deal with this "ugly crime with all seriousness and will work to arrest the killer and bring him before the justice as soon as possible."