Jordan says 3 arrested in deadly attack on Greek Orthodox church
Jordan says its security forces arrested three men Monday for an attack on a Greek Orthodox church that killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen.
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Jordan says its security forces arrested three men Monday for an attack on a Greek Orthodox church that killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen.
Suspects refuse to surrender and attack security forces, who return fire, wound and arrest them, authorities say.
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In today’s episode of Trending Middle East , the Saudi-led coalition carries out strikes on Yemen’s capital Sanaa, saying it destroyed Houthi ballistic missile launch sites used to attack Riyadh. Meanwhile, Jordanian security forces arrest three suspects after an attack on a church in Karak governorate that killed nine people and injured 40. In the UAE, offi
Jordan's Queen Rania offered condolences to the families of the nine people killed in an attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the Karak governorate. Members of the royal family on Sunday visited the village of Hamoud, where the victims were buried. The funeral was held at the same church where the attack took place on Friday. Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hus
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Jordanian security forces have arrested three suspects over the deadly attack on a church in the Karak governorate, the state-run Petra news agency reported on Monday. The attack, in which gunmen opened fire on the church in the village of Hamoud in Karak, killed nine people and injured 40. Jordan's Public Security Directorate said the three suspec
Gunmen killed at least nine people and injured about 40 others on Friday when they opened fire during a funeral procession at St George’s Greek Orthodox Church in Jordan.
Members of the church's community have expressed their shock and sadness at the extent of the damage.
Police were investigating, but the cause of the fire has not been confirmed.
Police say the sole occupant of the vehicle was found dead at the scene.
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Jordan's prime minister represents king at funeral for eight of the church attack victims as hunt for gunmen continues.
Hundreds of Jordanians from across the kingdom attended a funeral service for eight of the nine Christians killed by gunmen in Jordan on Sunday, at the same church as the attack took place. The funeral in the village of Hamoud underlined the mass condemnation in the country that followed the attack , which the authorities described as terrorism. Tribes sent
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JERUSALEM (AP) — A survivor of a deadly attack on a church in Jordan described people crawling for their lives and watching the gunmen return to fire more bullets into the dying — as well as at the church facade. The death toll rose to nine on Saturday, a day after the attack, with nearly 40 others wounded.
The family has spent nearly $100,000 on treatment so far.
<p>Jordan’s King Abdullah ordered security forces on Saturday to respond with an “iron fist” as authorities searched for gunmen who <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039342">opened fire</a> and killed nine people during a church funeral service.</p> <p>The assailants fired for several minutes in broad daylight at the church in Karak governorate on Friday,
Authorities are investigating the rare attack on a Christian church; the assailants remain unidentified and at large.
Jordan’s small Christian community was reeling on Saturday, a day after the killing of nine of its members in what authorities called a terrorist attack on a church . Friday’s attack on St George's Orthodox church in the village of Hamoud was the largest against the country’s Christian community since the mid-1950s0s. On Saturday, authorities increased the d
Authorities searching for attackers say too early to determine if they had ties to known groups, as death toll now nine.
“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
Footage broadcast on Jordanian state television showed three gunmen firing shots at a Greek Orthodox church in the city of Karak on Friday.
Jordan’s King Abdullah vowed a forceful response after gunmen killed eight people and wounded 40 others during a funeral service at a Greek Orthodox church in the southern Karak go...
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<p>Pakistan has strongly condemned the “heinous terrorist attack” on a funeral procession at a church in Jordan’s Karak Governorate, reiterating its condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.</p> <p>Gunmen<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039342/jordan-church-shooting-claims-7-lives"> killed</a> at least seven people and wounded dozens
<p>AMMAN: 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 Muslim kingdom.</p> <p>Assailants stormed the compound of a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Karak governorate and opened fire, author
<p>Footage broadcast on state TV shows three attackers approaching Greek Orthodox church and firing shots</p><p>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.</p><p>Authorities described the attack on Friday as a terrorist act by extremists.</p> <a href="https://
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The attack happened during a funeral procession in Karak, and police launched a search for the gunmen.
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Images being broadcast on Jordanian state television show two gunmen who appear to be holding pistols approaching the church and firing shots. A third man who appears to be holding a semiautomatic rifle then appears and opens fire.
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Regional and international leaders have condemned a shooting at a church in Jordan that killed seven people and injured 34, sending shockwaves across the kingdom. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, expressed the Emirates' full solidarity with the kingdom during a phone call on Friday with Ayman Safadi, Jorda
Authorities said the shooting that targeted the country’s minority Christian population was an act of terrorism.
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Seven people were killed and 40 others were injured when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan's Karak governorate on Friday. Security forces ha...
Six people were killed and 28 injured on Friday when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan's Karak governorate, the country's Public Security Directorate said...
A shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in southern Jordan happened during a funeral, according to authorities. Two unidentified men opened fire on the procession, with Jordan's king vowing "the harshest retaliation."
Seven people were killed and 34 wounded when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan ’s Karak governorate on Friday, the country’s Public Security Directorate said, with King Abdullah II describing it as a “terrorist attack”. The directorate's head, Maj Gen Abdallah Al Maaytah, said the search for the attackers was continuing. Twenty-seven
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A shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in southern Jordan happened during a funeral, according to local authorities. Two unidentified men opened fire on the procession.
Jordan's King Abdullah II vowed the "harshest retaliation" after gunmen carried out a deadly attack on a church.
Survivors say two masked men began shooting as dozens attended a funeral procession.
At least seven people have been killed and about 10 others wounded after two unidentified gunmen opened fire inside a church in Karak, southern Jordan. Read More: https://punchng.com/seven-killed-in-jordan-church-shooting/
The shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in southern Jordan happened during a funeral, according to local authorities. Two unidentified men opened fire on the procession.
Seven people have died and 34 have been injured after gunmen opened fire on a funeral at a church in Jordan.
Thirty-four people are also injured in the attack in southern Karak governorate, and a manhunt is now under way.
Gunmen have opened fire inside a church in Jordan with at least seven people killed and dozens injured.
At least six people were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan 's Karak governorate on Friday, a relative of one of the deceased told The National . Petra News Agency confirmed details of the shooting that took place at a funeral for a woman in Hamoud, a Christian village north of Karak. The Public Security Directorate
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