Death toll in Jordan church shooting rises to nine
The death toll from a shooting during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in southern Jordan rose to nine on Saturday after two wounded people died, Health Minister Ibrahim Al-Bdour told AFP.
Gunmen attacked the church in the village of Hammoud in Karak governorate on Friday, opening fire on mourners and wounding dozens. Initial official reports put the toll at seven dead and 40 injured.
Security-camera footage broadcast by Jordan’s state-owned Al-Mamlaka television appeared to show three attackers firing from outside the church. Two appeared to carry handguns and a third a longer, semiautomatic weapon before they ran toward the entrance. Reuters verified the location shown in the footage but said the video alone did not establish how many people took part in the attack.
Jordanian authorities described the shooting as a terrorist act by extremists, but Interior Minister Mazin Al Farrayeh …