# ‘He fired at me’: Jordan church attack survivor recalls narrow escape

https://mins.news/en/video/114118

- Reuters, 2026-10-24 15:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BLy8dMgUDI

> Prayer had just begun at a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan when Nasser al-Burqan heard a bang he mistook for an exploding air conditioner. He then saw gunmen outside the window, one of them aiming directly at him.

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