Jordan’s King Abdullah orders firm response after deadly church attack
Authorities are still searching for the attackers and say it is too early to determine if they had ties to known groups.
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Authorities are still searching for the attackers and say it is too early to determine if they had ties to known groups.
“Seven people were killed and 34 others sustained injuries when gunmen opened fire at a funeral in the church in Hamoud on October 23,” authorities said
At least seven people were killed and 34 wounded after two masked gunmen opened fire at a church in Karak, Jordan.
Gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded dozens at a church in southern Jordan on Friday, authorities said, with the king vowing retaliation for the rare attack on Christians in the majority Sunni Muslim kingdom. Assailants stormed the compound of a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Karak governorate and opened fire, authorities said. The gunmen got out of a vehicle and started shooting during a funeral procession, the public security directorate said in a statement,...