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Jordan sentences three men to death over church attack

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On November 15, 2026, a Jordanian court sentenced three men to death by hanging for their involvement in a church attack that occurred in Hammoud village on October 23. The attack resulted in nine deaths and 25 injuries when gunmen stormed a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church. The court found the two Jordanian brothers and their relative guilty of terrorist activities and weapons offenses.
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On November 15, 2026, a Jordanian State Security Court sentenced three men to death by hanging for their involvement in a deadly church attack that occurred in Hammoud village, Karak governorate, on October 23. The attack left nine people dead and 25 wounded when gunmen stormed a Greek Orthodox church funeral. The three men, two brothers and their relative by marriage, were arrested three days after the attack. The court found them guilty of "committing terrorist attacks," weapons offenses, conspiracy to commit terrorist acts, and promoting terrorist ideas. The attack shocked the predominantly Muslim country, where Christians account for around 3% of the population.

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The HinduThis outlet15 Nov

On November 15, 2026, a Jordanian court sentenced three men to death by hanging for their involvement in a church attack that occurred in Hammoud village on October 23. The attack resulted in nine deaths and 25 injuries when gunmen stormed a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church. The court found the two Jordanian brothers and their relative guilty of terrorist activities and weapons offenses.

Jordan sentences three men to death over church attack (this article)
The Straits Times15 Nov

On November 15, Jordan’s State Security Court sentenced three men to death for carrying out a church attack in Karak on October 23 that killed nine people and wounded 34 others. The court convicted the men of terrorist activities, weapons possession, and promoting extremist ideologies. Security forces arrested the suspects in a shootout three days after the attack. The death sentences are subject to appeal and…

Jordan sentences three men to death over deadly church attack →2 articles from The Straits Times on this story
Al Jazeera15 Nov

A Jordanian court has sentenced three men to death by hanging for their involvement in a deadly attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Hammoud village, Jordan, on October 23. The attack, which left nine people dead and 25 wounded, was carried out by two Jordanian brothers and their relative by marriage. The sentences were handed down by the State Security Court, which found the men guilty of terrorist acts, weapons…

Jordan sentences three men to death by hanging after deadly church attack →
Times of India15 Nov

Jordan has sentenced three men to death for a terrorist attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud, Karak Governorate, on October 23, which killed nine people and injured several others. The state security court convicted the men of multiple terrorism-related offenses, including carrying out attacks that resulted in deaths and using weapons for terrorist purposes. One of the convicted individuals…

Jordan sentences 3 men to death for October church attack that killed 9 →
BBC15 Nov

A Jordanian court has sentenced three men to death by hanging for a fatal mass shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak governorate on October 23, which killed nine people and injured 34. The attackers, identified only as two Jordanian brothers and their brother-in-law, were arrested three days after the attack. The Jordanian government responded with force, striking what it called terrorist organizations in…

Three men sentenced to death in Jordan over fatal church mass shooting →

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Jordan Sentences Men to Death Over Church Attack
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A Jordanian Court Greek Orthodox Hammoud Jordan Karak

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Greek Orthodox NORP · 2× A Jordanian Court ORG · 1× Christians NORP · 1× Hammoud GPE · 1× Jordan GPE · 1× Jordanian NORP · 1× Karak GPE · 1× Muslim NORP · 1× the Jordanian Military ORG · 1× the State Security Court ORG · 1×

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In a statement Sunday (November 15, 2026), the Jordanian Military said the "State Security Court issued its ruling sentencing to death the three criminals who carried out the terrorist attack" at the Greek Orthodox church.
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2026-11-15 · The Hindu
Jordan sentences three men to death over church attack · assertive framing

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A Jordanian Court on Sunday (November 15, 2026) sentenced three men to death by hanging for carrying out last month's deadly gun attack on a church in the kingdom's south. asserted
Court → sentence → south
Gunmen killed nine people and wounded 25 others when they stormed a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Hammoud village, in Jordan's Karak governorate on October 23. asserted
they → kill → October
Authorities said three men, two Jordanian brothers and their relative by marriage, had fled after the attack and were arrested three days later. asserted
men → say → attack
In a statement Sunday (November 15, 2026), the Jordanian Military said the "State Security Court issued its ruling sentencing to death the three criminals who carried out the terrorist attack" at the Greek Orthodox church. asserted
who → say → church
The court found them guilty of "committing terrorist attacks" resulting in death, as well as weapons offences, "conspiracy to commit terrorist acts" and "promoting the ideas of a terrorist organisation". asserted
them → find → organisation
The attack shocked the Muslim-majority kingdom, where Christians make up around 3% of the population. asserted
Christians → shock → population
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