Jordan sentences 3 men to death over church attack
A Jordanian court on Sunday sentenced three men to death by hanging for carrying out a deadly shooting at a church in the kingdom's southern Karak governorate last month. The State Security Court issued the sentence over the attack, which killed nine people and injured 25 others, the Jordanian military said in a statement. The attack took place on October 23 at St George's Greek Orthodox Church…
Jordan's State Security Court on Sunday pronounced death sentences by hanging on three men for the deadly shooting at a church in the southern Karak governorate. The attack, which occurred on October 23, resulted in nine deaths and 25 injuries during a funeral service at St George's Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Hmoud.
The suspects were apprehended by Jordanian security forces in an early morning raid on October 26, following which a shootout ensued. All three suspects were wounded before they were taken into custody. The incident has shaken the Muslim-majority kingdom, with Karak being home to a significant Christian population.
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