Three men sentenced to death over Jordan church attack
A Jordanian court on Sunday sentenced three men to death by hanging over a deadly church shooting, as the kingdom's Christmas celebrations were cancelled in solidarity with the victims' families. Gunmen killed nine people and wounded 25 others when they stormed a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in southern Hammoud village, Karak governorate, on October 23.
A Jordanian State Security Court sentenced three men to death by hanging on Sunday for a deadly shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in Hammoud village, Karak governorate. The attack occurred on October 23 during a funeral, resulting in nine deaths and wounding between 25 and 34 people. The Jordanian military stated the court found the men guilty of terrorist attacks resulting in death, weapons offences, conspiracy to commit terrorist acts, and promoting the ideas of a terrorist organisation.
The three men, identified as two Jordanian brothers and a relative by marriage, were arrested on October 26 following a shootout at an abandoned house in Karak.
The Jerusalem Post reported that the ruling is subject to appeal and automatic review by the Court of Cassation. In response to the attack, Jordan launched airstrikes on groups in southern Syria linked to the incident, which Jordan later acknowledged killed civilians, including a woman and three children. Following the tragedy, the kingdom cancelled Christmas celebrations in solidarity with the victims' families.
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