WorldJordan arrests three after deadly church attack
Jordanian authorities arrested three people on Monday after an attack on a church during a funeral procession in the western village of Hammoud killed nine. The public security chief said the assailants were Islamic extremists. They were wounded in a dawn shootout with authorities and are due to appear in court.
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Jordan arrests three suspects in dawn raid over church attackJordanian security forces arrested three suspects in a dawn raid in Karak on Monday, linking them to Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox church that killed eight people and wounded 34. Authorities said the suspects resisted and exchanged fire with security forces; all were injured, one critically. Officials have not named them or identified any group affiliation.
- Jordan arrests 3 suspects in deadly church attack, state media says
Jordanian security forces arrested three armed suspects after a shootout on Monday in connection with a church attack last week that killed nine people, state television reported.
Jordan arrests three over deadly church attackJordanian security forces arrested three men after a dawn shootout in Karak governorate. They are suspected of carrying out Friday’s attack on a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church, which killed nine people and injured about 40. The suspects were wounded; security forces reported no casualties.
- Jordan arrests three suspects in deadly church attack
Jordanian security forces arrested three armed suspects after a gunfight in Al-Jadeeda village in Karak governorate, wounding all three. Authorities say the suspects were sought over Friday’s shooting at a funeral in a Greek Orthodox church in Hamoud, which killed eight people and injured 40.
- Jordanian forces say three arrested over deadly church attack
Jordanian security forces say three men have been arrested over an attack on a Greek Orthodox church that killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen.
Jordan arrests three over church attack, state TV reportsJordan’s state television says three people have been arrested in connection with an attack on a church.
- Jordan arrests three suspects in deadly church attack, state media says
Jordanian security forces arrested three suspects linked to a church attack that killed nine people in the US-allied country, state television reported on Monday.
