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Gunmen open fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan, killing 7 and wounding 40

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Gunmen opened fire at a Greek Orthodox church during a funeral in Karak, Jordan, on Friday, killing seven people and wounding 40 others. The shooting took place about 55 miles south of Amman; footage showed three gunmen firing shots inside the church. Jordan's Health Minister stated that two wounded individuals are critically ill, and King Abdullah II vowed harsh penalties for the attackers.

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Story summary

As of October 24, seven people were killed and 40 injured when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Hamoud, Karak governorate, southern Jordan. The attack occurred around noon local time on Friday, with eyewitnesses reporting intense gunfire that lasted several minutes. Footage from state television showed two gunmen carrying pistols and a third man with what appeared to be an automatic rifle approaching the church before firing shots and fleeing.

The exact number of assailants remains unclear; some witnesses reported seeing up to four gunmen. Jordanian authorities described the attack as an act of extremist terrorism but provided few additional details regarding the perpetrators or their motivations. King Abdullah II and Prime Minister Jafar Hassan both condemned the incident, with King Abdullah stating that Jordan will confront such acts "with the harshest penalties."

Survivors recounted scenes of chaos and fear inside the church, with some individuals hiding while others fled for safety. One survivor reported seeing two masked gunmen pointing weapons at people inside and firing shots into the building.

The attack has drawn international condemnation, including a statement from India’s Ministry of External Affairs expressing solidarity with Jordan in combating terrorism.

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“Both articles describe the same shooting incident that occurred at a church during a funeral in Karak, Jordan on October 23, 2026, resulting in seven deaths and multiple injuries.”

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Topics

Greek Orthodox JERUSALEM Jordan Jordanian Karak

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Jordan GPE · 8× Karak GPE · 5× Jordanian NORP · 3× Amman GPE · 1× Dorgham Halasa PERSON · 1× Greek Orthodox NORP · 1× Halasa PERSON · 1× JERUSALEM GPE · 1× Petra News Agency ORG · 1× The Associated Press ORG · 1×

Narrative

King Abdullah II said on X that Jordan "will confront the terrorist act that targeted Karak with the harshest penalties" and offered his "deepest condolences to the families of the martyrs, and our wishes for recovery to the wounded." Jordan's Prime Minister Jafar Hassan said during a security meeting in Karak on Friday evening that the attack was a result of terrorist ideology and blind extremism.

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🔮 The Associated Press could not independently verify the number of assailants, and Jordan's security services did not immediately release details.

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Gunmen open fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan, killing 7 and wounding 40 · assertive framing

Claims (23 extracted, 2 hedged)

Gunmen open fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan, killing 7 and wounding 40 JERUSALEM — asserted

Gunmen → open → 40

Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan on Friday, killing seven people and wounding 40 others, authorities said. asserted

authorities → open → others

The shooting took place at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, about 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of the capital, Amman. asserted

shooting → take → capital

Footage broadcast on Jordanian state television showed two gunmen who appear to be holding pistols approaching the church and firing shots. asserted

who → broadcast → shots

A third man who appears to be holding a semiautomatic rifle then approaches and opens fire, and all three then run toward the church. asserted

three → appear → church

Video footage taken by witnesses shows broken glass and pools of blood on the floor of the church. asserted

footage → take → church

Dorgham Halasa, who was among the mourners inside the church, said intense gunfire erupted 15 minutes after the funeral had started, and then people started running. asserted

people → say → church

"It was a weird situation, and heavy gunfire," Halasa said. asserted

Halasa → say → ?

He did not see the gunmen, but said other people reported seeing four of them. asserted

people → see → them

The Associated Press could not independently verify the number of assailants, and Jordan's security services did not immediately release details. uncertain

services → verify → details

A government statement said that the attack was "carried out by unknown assailants," but didn't say whether any gunmen were captured or killed. asserted

gunmen → say → assailants

It said that "investigations are underway at full speed." asserted

investigations → say → speed

Jordan declared three days of national mourning, according to the kingdom's Petra News Agency. uncertain

Jordan → declare → Agency

In 2016, gunmen ambushed police in a series of attacks in Karak, including at a Crusader castle popular with tourists, killing 10 people, including seven officers, and wounding dozens. asserted

gunmen → ambush → dozens

Jordanian security forces killed those gunmen after a long standoff. asserted

forces → kill → standoff

Jordan's Health Minister Ibrahim al-Budour said two of those wounded are in critical condition. asserted

two → say → condition

attack → say → ideology

He said the assailants will be punished and legal measures taken against those who seek to introduce extremism. asserted

who → say → extremism

Condemnation of the slayings came from around the region, including from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Oman. asserted

Condemnation → come → Lebanon

Ahmed al-Tayeb in Cairo, the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world's foremost religious institution, offered his condolences to the families of victims in Friday's shooting, calling it a "heinous terrorist attack." asserted

Tayeb → offer → it

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein called his Jordanian counterpart and "affirmed Iraq's solidarity with Jordan in the face of terrorism," Hussein's office said in a statement. asserted

office → call → statement

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack during a funeral as "especially heinous," spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. asserted

Dujarric → condemn → funeral

"The secretary-general also calls for all those responsible to be found and to be held to account." asserted

those → call → account