Jordan church shooting claims 7 lives
AMMAN: Gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded dozens at a church in southern Jordan on Friday, authorities said, with the king vowing retaliation for the rare attack on Christians in the majority Muslim kingdom. Assailants stormed the compound of a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Karak governorate and opened fire, authorities said. The gunmen got out of a vehicle and…
Gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded 34 others at a church in southern Jordan on Friday, authorities reported. King Abdullah II vowed retaliation for the attack on Christians in the majority Muslim kingdom. The gunmen stormed a Greek Orthodox church compound in the Hammoud village of Karak governorate, opening fire during a funeral procession.
A manhunt is underway to capture the perpetrators. King Abdullah II arrived in Karak on Friday evening and stated that "the terrorist attack against Karak will be met with the harshest retaliation."
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