WorldJordan’s air force said it struck armed groups in Syria on Monday evening, October 27, in retaliation for Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, southern Jordan, which killed nine people. Syrian authorities said at least six people were killed in the airstrikes.
WorldJordan says its air force struck targets in southern Syria that it describes as terrorist hideouts linked to a deadly attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan. Syrian media report at least five people, including women and children, were killed. Jordanian security forces arrested three suspects linked to the church attack, which killed at least nine people.
WorldInterior Minister Mazin Al-Farrayeh gave an update after three suspects linked to the church shooting in Karak were arrested. They were injured in a shootout in a village in the region and taken into custody. A funeral for Friday’s victims was held on Sunday.
WorldFuneral proceedings are underway outside the Orthodox Church in Humud village for nine people killed in a shooting attack. Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan on Friday.
The Associated Press
WorldA terror attack at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan, killed at least seven people and wounded 40. Surveillance footage shows gunmen opening fire before storming into the church.
ABC News
WorldOfficials put the toll at seven dead and 40 wounded after gunfire erupted during a Friday funeral at a church in Jordan.
The Associated Press
WorldGunmen opened fire during a funeral inside a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan’s Karak governorate, killing seven people and wounding 34. The public security director said the search for the attackers was continuing, while the interior ministry described them as “extremists.”
Global News
WorldGunmen opened fire at a church in Karak, Jordan, during a funeral, killing at least seven people. Jordan’s government said at least 28 people were injured.
WorldAt least seven people were killed and 28 injured when gunmen opened fire inside a church in Jordan’s Karak province, according to the country’s public security agency. The shooting occurred during a funeral attended by Christians, and authorities are pursuing the unidentified gunmen.
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