Jordan Arrests Three Suspects in Deadly Church Attack
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\nJordanian security forces arrested three suspects on Monday in connection with a deadly attack on St. George\u2019s Church in Karak Governorate, according to state television. The broadcaster reported that the suspects were wounded during a joint security operation carried out by specialized investigation and raid units.<\/p>\n
The attack took place on Friday in the village of Hamoud in southern Jordan, where three armed men, later described by authorities as extremists, opened fire on mourners attending a funeral at the church. The assault killed nine people and injured 25 others before the attackers fled the scene.<\/p>\n
Jordanian Interior Minister Mazen Al-Faraya announced on X that the perpetrators had been apprehended, adding that authorities were reviewing the circumstances that led the young men toward extremism.<\/p>\n
King Abdullah II condemned the incident as a terrorist attack and vowed that the perpetrators would face the \u201charshest penalties.\u201d Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan also ordered three days of national mourning across the kingdom.<\/p>\n
Christians account for approximately three percent of Jordan\u2019s population of nearly 11 million and generally practice their faith peacefully in the predominantly Sunni Muslim country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jordan Arrests Three Suspects in Deadly Church Attack ———————————————- Jordanian security forces arrested three suspects on Monday in connection with a deadly attack on St. George\u2019s Church in Karak Governorate, according to state television. The broadcaster reported that the suspects were wounded during a joint security operation carried out by specialized investigation and raid units. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":146657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[6188],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jordan"],"yoast_head":"\n