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Jordan church shooting survivor says a cousin died at the scene
Reuters, carried by Al-Monitor, reported that Sahar al-Halsa said a cousin died after Friday's shooting at St. George's Greek Orthodox Church in Hamoud, Jordan; authorities put the toll at nine dead and 40 wounded.
Based on reporting by Al-Monitor
Wire reporting: (Reuters, via Al-Monitor)
A woman who was at Friday's funeral at St. George's Greek Orthodox Church in Hamoud, in Jordan's Karak governorate about 120 kilometers southwest of Amman, told Reuters she hid when gunfire began and later found a cousin wounded outside, according to a dispatch carried by Al-Monitor1.
The same Reuters account, which this desk could not open on reuters.com, said nine people were killed and 40 wounded in the attack on the minority Christian congregation, and that funerals for the dead were expected Sunday1.
Authorities described the shooting as extremist terrorism and said they were still searching for the attackers, adding it was too early to say whether they had ties to known groups inside or outside Jordan; there was no immediate claim of responsibility, the report said1.
King Abdullah ordered security forces to respond with an "iron fist," according to that account1. Priest Yuhanna Hamati, speaking ahead of the funerals, said the church's message was one of love and peace, Al-Monitor's reprint of Reuters reported1.
Context: WhatsNewPaper previously reported other survivor interviews and official casualty figures that have shifted as later wires arrived. This dispatch is a Reuters interview, not independent confirmation of the nine-dead figure1.
