Three men arrested for deadly attack on Jordanian church

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 06:01 · Archive

Jordanian security forces arrested three men for an attack on a Greek Orthodox Church that killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen.

Jordanian security forces arrested three men Monday for an attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak that killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen. The attack took place Friday during a funeral at the church in Karak, south of the capital Amman, an area home to a minority Christian population.

The Public Security Directorate said the three suspects were arrested following a dawn shootout in which all three were wounded. No members of the security forces were injured in the operation. Jordan's Interior Minister Mazen Al-Faraya said the men 'put up fierce resistance against the security forces, but were ultimately subdued and taken into custody, having sustained severe injuries'. There was no claim of responsibility, and no armed group has been accused of the attack.

King Abdullah II directed authorities to respond with 'an iron fist' against what he called the outlaws of Islam and anyone attempting to undermine the unity of the Jordanian people.

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• Jordanian security forces arrest 3 men for a deadly attack on a churchJordanian security forces say they have arrested three men for an attack on a Greek Orthodox Church that killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen.News4Jax · 26 Oct, 04:46
• Jordanian security forces arrest 3 men for a deadly attack on a churchJordanian security forces say they have arrested three men for an attack on a Greek Orthodox Church that killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen.Clickorlando · 26 Oct, 04:46

In this story: Jordan · Karak · Amman · King Abdullah II · Mazen Al-Faraya · Greek Orthodox Church

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