Sheik Ali al-Halabi-- on behalf on scientific Salafi clerics in Jordan-- denounced the clash between the Salafi Jihadist movement and security forces that occurred on Friday in Zarqa, during the latest demonstration by the Salafist movement. Al-Halabi said, "What happened last Friday was a very unfortunate and sad event for Jordan and for the name of Islam, and the image of the Salafist movement that appears in the media." As to whether the Salafi group had violent intentions for the demonstration, Sheik Al-Halabi did not rule this option out, saying "I think there was a deliberate intention; they equipped themselves with swords and knives, metal wires and clubs... as told to me by a witness."