Heartbreak and Anger Outside Jordanian Pilot’s Family Home
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Popartic/iStock/Thinkstock(AMMAN, Jordan) — Angry crowds have gathered outside the home of a Jordanian pilot’s relatives following the release of a video that allegedly shows his brutal execution at the hands of ISIS.
The public outrage comes after the terror group shared a video that purports to show the pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kasasbeh, in an orange jumpsuit in an outdoor cell before being set on fire.
The brutality of the execution has prompted calls for retribution by the protesters on Tuesday.
Here is a description of how the scene unfolded as word spread about the violent video:
the father of the Jordanian pilot went to meet with the Jordanian army chief of staff, and to the home town in south #Jordan.
— Nasser Atta (@nasseratta5) February 3, 2015
Tensions if front of family Diwan of the Jordanian pilot in Amman after his execution by ISIS. #Jordan pic.twitter.com/DjdILL8riR
— Nasser Atta (@nasseratta5) February 3, 2015
The crowds began to assemble on the family’s diwan, which is a large area in front of homes where people gather when visiting from different tribes, late Tuesday evening.
A man screams ” American wants to drag us to war# in front of Jordanian pilots family Diwan in Amman. Jordan pic.twitter.com/Bcqgv9MEgq
— Nasser Atta (@nasseratta5) February 3, 2015
The Diwan of the family of the Jordanian pilot is packed with people totally shocked and very sad. # jordan pic.twitter.com/TH7jgAo2Ae
— Nasser Atta (@nasseratta5) February 3, 2015
Some one asking people not to speak in the name of the family, all the family left to the village in south #jordan pic.twitter.com/ykZIjbi3Np
— Nasser Atta (@nasseratta5) February 3, 2015
Now some people are angry from the press and want us out of the Diwan of the pilot family, lots of anger and sadness. #Jordan
— Nasser Atta (@nasseratta5) February 3, 2015
With anger and sadness very strong her at the Diwan of the Jordan-ian pilot, the media were asked to stay out side pic.twitter.com/sV99jNqyY3
— Nasser Atta (@nasseratta5) February 3, 2015
People from the tribe of the #Jordan#ian pilot family look at the photo of execution and burning of the pilot pic.twitter.com/sle7kZLRTl
— Nasser Atta (@nasseratta5) February 3, 2015
Tribe member of the #Jordan-ian pilot shows the photo of the execution and burning ” this is horrible ” one screams pic.twitter.com/JFm01aPTc7
— Nasser Atta (@nasseratta5) February 3, 2015
Jordanian King Abdullah was in Washington on Tuesday and had a meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry moments before the video was released. About two hours after the news broke, a taped statement by King Abdullah was aired on Jordanian television, in which he condemned the killing of the pilot, denounced his killing as being contrary to the teachings of Islam.
“We stand by the family of the hero martyr and with our people and our armed forces, in this tragedy that has touched all Jordanians,” the king said in the statement that was recorded in the U.S. Tuesday afternoon.
“It is the duty of all Jordanians to stand side by side, show the mettle of the Jordanian people in facing the challenges that will only make us stronger and more united,” he said.
#Jordan king Abdullah cut short his visit to the US after the execution of the Jordanian pilot.
— Nasser Atta (@nasseratta5) February 3, 2015
#Jordan TV playing sad classical music with various photos of the Jordanian pilot in the background
— Nasser Atta (@nasseratta5) February 3, 2015
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