Jordan arrests three men over deadly church attack

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 07:31 · Archive

Jordanian authorities arrested three men Monday following Friday's attack on mourners at a Greek Orthodox church that killed nine people and wounded 34.

Jordanian security forces arrested three men on Monday following Friday's attack on St. George's Church in Hamoud village, Karak Governorate in southern Jordan. The attack on mourners attending a funeral killed nine people and wounded 34 others. All three suspects were wounded in a dawn firefight at an abandoned house where they had barricaded themselves. No security forces were injured in the operation.

The suspects were arrested after refusing to surrender and opening fire on security forces, who returned fire. A search of the premises uncovered firearms and ammunition. Interior Minister Mazin Al-Faraya said authorities were 'reviewing all the circumstances that lead young people to extremism'. King Abdullah II directed authorities to respond with 'an iron fist' against those responsible for what he called an attack by 'outlaws of Islam' attempting to undermine Jordanian unity.

No armed group had claimed responsibility for the attack as of the reports. Karak Governorate has a significant Christian minority population in Muslim-majority Jordan.

How it is being reported

• Jordan says 3 arrested in deadly attack on Greek Orthodox churchJordan says its security forces arrested three men Monday for an attack on a Greek Orthodox church that killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen.CBS News · 26 Oct, 07:10
• Jordan arrests three suspects in deadly church attackSuspects refuse to surrender and attack security forces, who return fire, wound and arrest them, authorities say.Al Jazeera · 26 Oct, 07:03
• Jordanian authorities arrest 3 suspects in deadly church attackAuthorities in Jordan arrested three men early Monday in connection to Friday's attack on Christian mourners at a funeral in Karak Governorate.UPI · 26 Oct, 06:44

In this story: Jordan · Karak Governorate · Hamoud village · St. George's Church · Mazin Al-Faraya · King Abdullah II

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