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Jordan arrests three men suspected of deadly attack on church
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- Jordanian security forces arrested three armed men suspected of a shooting attack at St George's Greek Orthodox Church in Karak, which killed nine Christians and injured 34 others.
- The suspects were found in an abandoned house, resisted arrest by opening fire, and were wounded in the shootout; no security personnel were harmed.
- No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred during a funeral in the village of Hmoud, Karak governorate.
- Officials, including Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya, pledged to hold all involved accountable and are investigating factors leading youth toward extremism.
- The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, condemned the attack as a "vile, cowardly, and bloody act" during a visit to wounded survivors.
