Jordan on Tuesday condemned the bomb attack in Boston, the United States, which left three people dead and 140 others injured, state-run Petra news agency reported.

Jordan's Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani said Jordan rejects such criminal or terrorist acts which target civilians.

The minister offered Jordan's condolences to victims in the attack.

The twin blasts killed three people, including an eight-year- old boy, and injured more than 140 others at the Boston Marathon in the United States on Monday. Endi