{
  "id": 20164405,
  "title": "Jordan sentences three men to death over deadly church attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/jordan-sentences-three-men-to-death-over-deadly-church-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T11:09:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/11/1578446/jordan-sentences-three-men-death-over-deadly-church-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AMMAN, Jordan - The State Security Court has handed down death sentences to three men for the deadly church attack last month in Karak's southern governorate, according to Petra, the state news agency. The convicts were found guilty of committing terrorist acts resulting in death, possessing weapons and ammunition for terrorist purposes, and spreading the ideology of a terrorist group.\n\nThe incident occurred on October 23 at a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hamoud, during a funeral service. Gunmen opened fire, resulting in the deaths of nine people and wounding 34 others. Security forces apprehended the three suspects on October 26, following a shootout with them in an abandoned house in Karak. All three attackers were injured, while no security personnel were hurt, as reported by the Public Security Directorate.\n\nIn response to the attack, Jordan launched airstrikes in southern Syria against groups allegedly linked to the church assault. Syrian authorities reported seven casualties in the air strikes, including three children and a woman. Jordan subsequently admitted that its airstrikes had resulted in civilian deaths; the two nations subsequently agreed to establish a joint security committee to investigate the incident and its ramifications.",
  "summary": "AMMAN: Jordan’s State Security Court sentenced three men to death on Sunday for carrying out an attack on a church in the southern governorate of Karak last month that killed nine people, the state news agency Petra reported.",
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Jordan church attack: Three sentenced to death over shooting that killed nine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/jordan-church-attack-three-sentenced-to-death-over-shooting-that",
        "published": "2026-11-15T07:41:50.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Jordan sentences 3 men to death over church attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/jordan-sentences-3-men-to-death-over-church-attack",
        "published": "2026-11-15T08:03:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Jordan sentences three men to death by hanging after deadly church attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/jordan-sentences-three-men-to-death-by-hanging-after-deadly-church",
        "published": "2026-11-15T08:15:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Jordan sentences three to death for Karak terrorist attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/jordan-sentences-three-to-death-for-karak-terrorist-attack",
        "published": "2026-11-15T08:22:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Three sentenced to death over Jordan church attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/three-sentenced-to-death-over-jordan-church-attack",
        "published": "2026-11-15T08:53:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Three men sentenced to death in Jordan over fatal church mass shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/three-men-sentenced-to-death-in-jordan-over-fatal-church-mass-shooting",
        "published": "2026-11-15T11:06:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Three men sentenced to death in Jordan over Karak terror shooting which killed nine people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/three-men-sentenced-to-death-in-jordan-over-karak-terror-shooting",
        "published": "2026-11-15T11:42:51.000Z"
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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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