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Shooting at a church in Jordan kills 7 people : NPR
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Key Points:
- Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan, killing seven people and injuring 40 others, with two wounded in critical condition.
- Video footage shows multiple assailants firing pistols and a semiautomatic rifle inside the church, causing chaos and panic among mourners.
- Jordanian authorities have launched a full investigation, declared three days of national mourning, and vowed to punish those responsible, with King Abdullah II condemning the attack as terrorism.
- The attack, attributed to extremist ideology by the Prime Minister, drew widespread condemnation from regional leaders and religious figures, including statements of solidarity from Iraq and Al-Azhar's grand imam.
- Karak, which has a minority Christian population, was previously targeted in a 2016 attack that resulted in multiple deaths and a security standoff.
