Three men sentenced to death for Jordan church attack

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 15 Nov, 11:19 · Archive

A Jordanian court has sentenced three men to death for a shooting at a Greek Orthodox church funeral that killed nine people.

A Jordanian court on Sunday sentenced three men to death by hanging for a mass shooting at a Greek Orthodox church funeral in Karak governorate on 23 October. The three gunmen, two Jordanian brothers and their brother-in-law, were convicted of committing terrorist acts, possessing weapons, promoting the ideas of a terrorist organisation and conspiracy to commit terrorist acts.

The attack killed nine people. France 24 reports that 25 others were wounded, while the BBC states that 34 others were injured. The men fled the scene and were arrested three days later inside an abandoned house in Karak governorate, south of Amman. They have not been publicly identified.

The attack shocked Jordan, a Muslim-majority kingdom where Christians make up around three per cent of the population. It is still unclear why the attackers chose to target that specific church. Following the shooting, Jordan's Armed Forces said they conducted retaliatory strikes on what they described as terrorist organisations in neighbouring Syria.

How it is being reported

• Three men sentenced to death in Jordan for killing nine in shooting rampage at church funeralAlongside the nine victims, 25 others were wounded when the trio stormed a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in southern Hammoud village, Karak governorate, on October 23.Daily Mail · 15 Nov, 14:27
• Three men sentenced to death in Jordan over fatal church mass shootingThe attack on funeral at a Greek Orthodox church killed nine and injured 34 others last month.BBC World · 15 Nov, 11:06
• Three sentenced to death over Jordan church attackA Jordian court on Sunday sentenced the three gunmen responsible for a terror attack on a church funeral procession in the village of Hammoud that killed nine and wounded others. The attack prompted retaliatory strikes on "terrorist organisations" in neighbouring Syria.France 24 · 15 Nov, 08:53

In this story: Jordan · Syria · Karak · King Abdullah II · Greek Orthodox church

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