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  "id": 16205583,
  "title": "Gunmen kill 7 at Jordan church, king vows retaliation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/gunmen-kill-7-at-jordan-church-king-vows-retaliation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T17:17:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3371984/gunmen-kill-7-jordan-church-king-vows-retaliation"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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 Sunni 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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Jordan: Karak church shooting leaves 7 dead, dozens injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/jordan-karak-church-shooting-leaves-7-dead-dozens-injured",
        "published": "2026-10-23T15:26:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia condemns terrorist attack on church in Jordan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/saudi-arabia-condemns-terrorist-attack-on-church-in-jordan",
        "published": "2026-10-23T18:07:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Gunmen open fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan, killing 7 and wounding 34",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/gunmen-open-fire-at-a-church-during-a-funeral-in-jordan-killing-7-and",
        "published": "2026-10-23T18:20:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Seven shot dead by gunmen at church funeral in Jordan, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/seven-shot-dead-by-gunmen-at-church-funeral-in-jordan-officials-say",
        "published": "2026-10-23T18:49:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Jordan church shooting: 7 killed, 34 wounded as gunmen open fire during funeral in Karak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/jordan-church-shooting-7-killed-34-wounded-as-gunmen-open-fire-during",
        "published": "2026-10-23T18:49:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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