Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
4
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Gunmen killed at least six people and wounded 28 at a church in southern Jordan today in a rare attack on Christians in the majority Sunni Muslim kingdom.
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Gunmen → kill → kingdom
Assailants stormed the compound of a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Karak governorate before opening fire, the public security directorate said in a statement.
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directorate → storm → statement
After initially reporting seven deaths, the public security directorate later revised the toll to six killed and 28 wounded.
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directorate → report → six
The gunmen got out of a vehicle and opened fire during a funeral procession, authorities said, adding that a manhunt is underway for the perpetrators.
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manhunt → get → perpetrators
Footage aired by state broadcaster Al-Mamlaka showed the moment of the attack.
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Footage → air → attack
In the video, two gunmen are seen dressed in casual clothes and brandishing pistols, with a third carrying a long gun, before they open fire on the church from an entrance on the street and charge forwards.
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they → see → street
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
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one → claim → attack
Minister of Government Communications Mohammed Al-Momani said security forces were investigating the attack.
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forces → say → attack
Jordan's King Abdullah, meanwhile, said those who carried out the attack will be punished with 'an iron fist.'
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who → say → fist
An eyewitness told Al-Mamlaka the gunmen fired continuously for five minutes before fleeing the scene.
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gunmen → tell → scene
Gunmen killed at least six people and wounded 28 at a church in southern Jordan
Between 150 and 200 people were in and around the church at the time, the witness said, adding that most of the victims were aged between 50 and 70.
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most → kill → 50
Karak is home to a significant Christian community in the Muslim-majority kingdom, where Christians make up approximately between two and three per cent of the population.
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Christians → make → population
The country is home to several biblical sites that attract Christian pilgrims from all over the world.
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that → attract → world
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, the Arab world's only Christian head of state, called the shooting at the church a 'heinous terrorist attack'.
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Aoun → call → church
He said that it 'reaffirms once again that terrorism has no religion and no homeland, and its aim is to strike at coexistence and spread strife', according to a presidency statement.
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aim → say → statement
In 2016 an attack in Karak targeted a security centre and police patrols, leaving several people dead.
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attack → target → people
The victims included seven security personnel and a female tourist, before four militants who had barricaded themselves inside Karak's historic castle were killed.
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who → include → castle
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