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Gunmen Kill Seven, Wound 34 in Jordan Church Attack
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In Short: Al Jazeera (Qatar) and France24 (France) reported that the attack left 27 people still receiving treatment in hospitals, according to Jordan’s Health Ministry.
Gunmen killed seven and wounded 34 at a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan during a funeral, according to Al Jazeera (Qatar) and France24 (France). Both outlets reported that the attack took place in the village of Hamoud in the Karak governorate.
Al Jazeera (Qatar) reported that the attack occurred during a funeral procession, while France24 (France) noted that CCTV footage showed three attackers approaching the church and firing shots.
Timesofisrael (Israel) and Daily Sabah (Türkiye) both reported that the attack targeted a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Karak governorate, with Timesofisrael (Israel) specifying that assailants stormed the church compound and opened fire.
Al Jazeera (Qatar) cited political analyst Xavier Abu Eid, who said the attack undermines Jordan’s public diplomacy as a custodian of both Christian and Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem.
France24 (France) and Timesofisrael (Israel) reported that King Abdullah II of Jordan called the incident a 'terrorist attack' and vowed 'harshest retaliation' against the perpetrators.
Al Jazeera (Qatar) and France24 (France) reported that Prime Minister Jafar Hassan said the attack was 'the result of terrorist takfiri ideology,' referring to a view that effectively allows one Muslim to declare another an apostate.
France24 (France) and Daily Sabah (Türkiye) reported that security forces had been deployed to the church and were pursuing the suspects.
Al Jazeera (Qatar) reported that up to 200 mourners were present at the funeral, with most victims aged between 50 to 70 years old.
Both Al Jazeera (Qatar) and France24 (France) reported that the attack left seven dead and 34 wounded, with 27 of the wounded receiving treatment in hospitals.
All outlets agreed that the attack took place during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hamoud in the Karak governorate, and that it left seven dead and 34 wounded, with 27 of the wounded still receiving treatment in hospitals.
What this adds
The attack's significance extends beyond Jordan's Christian population, impacting Amman's public diplomacy as a custodian of both Christian and Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem.
Background
King Abdullah II of Jordan called the incident a 'terrorist attack' and vowed 'harshest retaliation' against the perpetrators.
The attack, which took place during a funeral procession, left 27 of the wounded receiving treatment in hospitals, according to Jordan's Health Ministry.
What's confirmed
- Director of Jordan’s Public Security Directorate Obaidullah Al-Maaytah told a press conference on Friday that seven people are confirmed dead after the assault on a Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Hamoud. Twenty-seven of the wounded were receiving treatment in hospitals, he said.
- At least seven people have been killed, and 34 others wounded, in an attack in Jordan’s Karak governorate that saw gunmen open fire during a funeral at a church.
- Jordan’s Public Security Directorate said unidentified gunmen opened fire inside a church in Karak province.
- JERUSALEM — Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan on Friday, killing seven people and wounding 40 others, authorities said.
- JERUSALEM (AP) — Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan on Friday, killing seven people and wounding 34 others, authorities said.
- Footage broadcast on state TV shows three attackers approaching Greek Orthodox church and firing shots Footage broadcast on state TV shows three attackers approaching Greek Orthodox church and firing shots Nine people have been killed after gunmen opened fire at a funeral at a church in Jordan in a rare attack on the country’s Christian minority.
- AMMAN, 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.
- Gunmen have opened fire inside a church in southern Jordan, killing at least seven people, according to local authorities.
- Speaking at a press conference in Karak, Major General Abdallah al-Maaytah said most of those wounded in the shooting at the Hamoud Church in Karak were still receiving treatment, and that the hunt for the attackers was ongoing.
- CCTV in Jordan showed what appeared to be gunmen running toward a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan, where seven people were killed in what King Abdullah II called an act of terrorism. (Jordan TV via AP) Multiple gunmen opened fire and killed at least seven people Friday at a church in Jordan in what the country's leader is calling a " terrorist attack."
- Assailants stormed the compound of a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Karak governorate and opened fire, authorities said.
- Jordan’s King Abdullah has ordered security forces to respond firmly and pursue those behind a church attack in the Karak governorate that killed nine people and wounded 40, the royal court has said.
What's still developing
- There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
- “This is something that goes totally against the message that Jordan wants to give to the world,” Abu Eid said.
- The attack on Friday, October 23, killed at least seven people and wounded 40 others, according to reports citing Jordanian authorities.
- In a statement on Saturday, Jordan's Health Ministry said that 27 people were still receiving treatment in hospital.
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- Pope Leo XIV appealed for an end to hostilities in Yemen and prayed for the victims of a terrorist attack against churchgoers in Jordan, as he addressed the faithful following the Angelus on Sunday, 25 October.
- Prime Minister Hassan attended the service alongside government ministers and senior military and civilian officials, according to Jordan’s state news agency, Petra.
- Some three dozen more people were injured. [Update, on Saturday morning, the number of people who had been killed was increased to eight.] Al Jazeera reported that people heard an explosion when the funeral procession started, and then masked gunmen broke into the church and opened fire for several minutes.
- At least seven people were killed, and 34 others were injured. (Those numbers were later revised to nine deaths and 40 injured.) Authorities have launched an investigation, and the circumstances surrounding the attack remain under investigation.
- As many as 200 people were attending the funeral that was attacked.
- Muslim religious leaders joined Christian clergy in mourning the victims, while tribal representatives from northern, central and southern Jordan traveled to Hamoud to express solidarity with the families.