At Least Seven Killed in Church Shooting During Funeral in Jordan
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At least seven people were killed when two gunmen opened fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan’s southern Karak governorate on Friday, according to Jordanian sources and multiple news reports.
Initial accounts differed on the number of people wounded. A security source cited by state broadcaster Al-Mamlaka said about 10 people were injured, some critically, while the Los Angeles Times reported 34 wounded.
Survivors said an explosion was heard as the funeral procession began before two masked assailants entered Hammoud Church and started shooting. Witnesses told Al-Mamlaka that the attackers arrived in a vehicle; one was armed with a pistol and the other with a rifle. One account said they fired for about five minutes before fleeing.
Estimates of attendance ranged from dozens of mourners to between 150 and 200 people inside and around the church. Security forces were deployed to the site and were pursuing two suspects, while authorities opened an investigation.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and Jordanian officials had not identified the attackers. Karak has a significant Christian community within Jordan’s Muslim-majority population.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Delete the unsupported statement about whether authorities announced a motive. - "Jordanian officials had not identified the attackers or announced a motive.": The sources say authorities had not identified who was responsible, but none states that officials had not announced a motive.
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At Least Seven Killed in Church Shooting During Funeral in Jordan
At least seven people were killed when two gunmen opened fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan’s southern Karak governorate on Friday, according to Jordanian sources and multiple news reports.
Initial accounts differed on the number of people wounded. A security source cited by state broadcaster Al-Mamlaka said about 10 people were injured, some critically, while the Los Angeles Times reported 34 wounded.
Survivors said an explosion was heard as the funeral procession began before two masked assailants entered Hammoud Church and started shooting. Witnesses told Al-Mamlaka that the attackers arrived in a vehicle; one was armed with a pistol and the other with a rifle. One account said they fired for about five minutes before fleeing.
Estimates of attendance ranged from dozens of mourners to between 150 and 200 people inside and around the church. Security forces were deployed to the site and were pursuing two suspects, while authorities opened an investigation.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and Jordanian officials had not identified the attackers or announced a motive.attackers. Karak has a significant Christian community within Jordan’s Muslim-majority population.
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