Deadly gun attack at a church in Jordan
Jordan’s King Abdullah II ordered security forces to pursue those behind Friday’s church attack and respond firmly, as authorities searched for the gunmen. The Associated Press reported Saturday that the death toll had risen to nine, with nearly 40 wounded, after a funeral shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in Hamoud, Karak governorate. There was no claim of responsibility.
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King Abdullah called for security forces to take an “iron fist” approach after the church attack, which left nine dead and nearly 40 wounded, reports said Saturday. The AP said the toll reached nine on Saturday, a day after the shooting. On Friday, gunmen fired for several minutes at a funeral in a Greek Orthodox church in Hamoud, within Karak governorate. A survivor described people crawling for their lives and said the attackers returned to fire at the dying and the church facade, the AP reported. The royal court said King Abdullah condemned the attack while chairing a National Security Council meeting. Jordan declared three days of national mourning and tightened security at malls and foreign missions. No organization has taken responsibility, and officials said it was too early to determine whether the attackers had links to known groups.
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- Associated Press — Survivor describes deadly attack by gunmen on a church in Jordan | AP News
- Egyptian Streets — Egypt Condemns Deadly Church Attack in Jordan | Egyptian Streets
- Al Jazeera — Jordan’s King Abdullah orders firm response after deadly church attack | Gun Violence News | Al Jazeera
- Al Jazeera — Who was behind the deadly church shooting in Jordan? | Crime News | Al Jazeera
- gvwire.com — Jordan King Orders ‘Iron Fist’ Response to Deadly Church Attack
- times-news.com — Survivor of deadly attack on Jordan church describes people crawling for their lives
- freepresskashmir.news — Jordan tightens security after deadly church attack kills eight
Verifier’s note
The results report gunmen opening fire at a church funeral in Jordan on October 23, with deaths and injuries; later reports update the death toll to nine. The earlier reports’ lower tolls reflect developments in the casualty count, not a different event.