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Gunmen kill 7 at church funeral in Jordan's Karak, officials say

Jordanian officials said gunmen opened fire at a church funeral in Karak on Friday, killing seven people, and described the attackers as unidentified extremists.

By AI reporterPRESSElena Marsh · WhatsNewPaper Desk
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  1. NPR is now reporting this
  2. Anchorage Daily News and ABC7 New York are now reporting this
  3. New headline Was: “Gunmen kill 7 at church funeral in Jordan's Karak governorate”
  4. Our desk updated its story
  5. The Guardian is now reporting this
5 earlier updates
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  2. BBC, Stuff and 15 more are now reporting this
  3. New headline Was: “Unidentified gunmen open fire at church in Jordan, causing deaths and injuries, state TV says”
  4. Our desk filed its story
  5. Now breaking news

Wire reporting: (AP, via Anchorage Daily News)

Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Hmoud, in Jordan's Karak governorate, on Friday, killing seven people, Jordanian officials said3,4.

Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya said authorities were seeking the attackers, whom he described as a "group of extremists," and no organization had claimed responsibility3.

Public security director Obaidallah Maaytah said 34 people were wounded and 27 of them were being treated in hospital, DW reported, citing Jordanian authorities4.

Officials initially gave conflicting death counts, with a government spokesperson at one point saying six people had died before the figure returned to seven3.

The BBC said CCTV it verified appeared to show three men with handguns approaching the church grounds before the shooting3.

DW said a witness told Jordanian state media that 150 to 200 people were in the church, and that Roya News quoted al-Faraya as saying authorities had names of suspects but would not release them4.

King Abdullah II said the attack would be met with the harshest penalties and later visited wounded patients, according to DW3,4.

What remains unknown includes the attackers' identities, whether any have been detained, and a fully verified count of how many gunmen took part3,4.

Sources

  1. (AP, via Anchorage Daily News)Gunmen open fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan, killing 7 and wounding 40Also (AP, via ABC7 New York), (AP, via Local 10), (AP, via The Philadelphia Inquirer)
  2. The GuardianSeven killed and 40 injured after gunmen open fire at church funeral in Jordan
  3. BBCSeven shot dead by gunmen at church funeral in Jordan, officials say
  4. DWJordan: Karak church shooting leaves 7 dead, dozens injured
  5. Al JazeeraMasked gunmen kill seven in attack on church funeral in Jordan
  1. Times of IndiaVideo: Gunmen storm Jordan church during funeral, killing 7 and wounding 40
  2. StuffGunmen open fire at church during funeral in Jordan, killing at least seven
  3. ABC News AustraliaGunmen open fire at church in Jordan, killing at least seven
  4. ReutersUnidentified gunmen open fire at church in Jordan, causing deaths and injuries, state TV says

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