Death toll in Jordan church shooting rises to nine
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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 said it was too early to determine whether the assailants had links to groups inside or outside Jordan. No group immediately claimed responsibility, and security forces continued searching for the attackers.
King Abdullah II visited Karak after the shooting and said those responsible would face the “harshest” response. Jordan also declared three days of national mourning. Prime Minister Jafar Hassan said the attack resulted from “terrorist ideology and blind extremism.”
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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 critically 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 said it was too early to determine whether the assailants had links to groups inside or outside Jordan. No group immediately claimed responsibility, and security forces continued searching for the attackers.
King Abdullah II visited Karak after the shooting and said those responsible would face the “harshest” response. Jordan also declared three days of national mourning. Prime Minister Jafar Hassan said the attack resulted from “terrorist ideology and blind extremism.”
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