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The shooting took place at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, about 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of the capital, Amman.

Footage broadcast on Jordanian state television showed three gunmen firing shots at a Greek Orthodox church in the city of Karak on Friday.

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The attack happened during a funeral procession in Karak, and police launched a search for the gunmen.

At least seven people were killed and 34 wounded after two masked gunmen opened fire at a church in Karak, Jordan.

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.

Authorities said the shooting that targeted the country’s minority Christian population was an act of terrorism.

Dozens of people had been inside the church for a funeral when the shooting began, local media report.

Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank on Friday morning that also left two suspected gunmen dead, the military said, violence that is likely to heighten political tensions and security concerns ahead of Israel's parliamentary election next week.

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.

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.

The Israeli military said two soldiers and two attackers had been killed, and three soldiers wounded. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to launch a major offensive in the Israeli-occupied territory.