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

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…

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…

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.

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…