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  "id": 16267396,
  "title": "Jordan church shooting claims 7 lives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/jordan-church-shooting-claims-7-lives",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T02:28:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039342/jordan-church-shooting-claims-7-lives"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\"",
  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Gunmen open fire at church in Jordan, killing several people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/gunmen-open-fire-at-church-in-jordan-killing-several-people",
        "published": "2026-10-23T13:32:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Seven killed as gunmen open fire at church in Jordan, authorities say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/seven-killed-as-gunmen-open-fire-at-church-in-jordan-authorities-say",
        "published": "2026-10-23T13:46:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Watch: CCTV footage shows gunmen near church in Jordan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/watch-cctv-footage-shows-gunmen-near-church-in-jordan",
        "published": "2026-10-23T15:59:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Seven killed in shooting at Jordan church; king vows ‘harshest retaliation’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/seven-killed-in-shooting-at-jordan-church-king-vows-harshest",
        "published": "2026-10-23T17:28:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Jordan king vows ‘harshest retaliation’ after gunmen attack church, leaving seven dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/jordan-king-vows-harshest-retaliation-after-gunmen-attack-church",
        "published": "2026-10-24T01:23:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Terrorist attack on church in Jordan kills at least seven, injures dozens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/terrorist-attack-on-church-in-jordan-kills-at-least-seven-injures",
        "published": "2026-10-24T01:35:19.000Z"
      }
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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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