The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Jordan said that the UNHCR will provide the necessary support to a Syrian family, 5 of whom died after an explosion in the city of Mafraq this afternoon.
The commission added in a statement that it will "provide the necessary support to the family of the deceased and their families, and that it is in direct contact with the Jordanian authorities to determine the latest developments in the investigation of this incident."
In a statement, she indicated that she received with great sadness what happened in the city of Mafraq when an "old bomb" exploded "when Syrian refugee children were playing outside their home, killing four of them and their mother tragically."
"After all the hardships the refugees went through to rebuild their lives in Jordan, it is sad that the lives of these children ended in this way. Our hearts are with their loved ones. ”