Seven killed and 34 injured as gunmen open fire at church funeral in Jordan
Summary
Gunmen opened fire on a funeral procession outside a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Jordan's southern Karak governorate on Friday 23 October 2026, killing at least seven people and wounding 34, according to the Public Security Directorate. One report, citing state broadcaster Al-Mamlaka, gave a toll of six dead. An eyewitness told Al-Mamlaka that two gunmen, one with a rifle and one with a pistol, got out of a vehicle and fired continuously for several minutes before fleeing, and that 150 to 200 people were inside or around the church, most of them aged 50 to 70. Survivors told Al Jazeera that two masked men began shooting as dozens attended the procession. King Abdullah vowed the attack would be met with the harshest retaliation, and Jordan's interior minister said a group of extremists carried it out. No one has claimed responsibility and the attackers have not been identified. Security forces are pursuing suspects, and the BBC reported a manhunt under way. Officials described the attack as a terrorist act motivated by extremist ideology, and reports described it as rare for Jordan's Christian minority.
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ABC
Source ↗ABC reports that gunmen opened fire inside a church in Jordan, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens.
Middle East Eye
Source ↗Middle East Eye reports, citing the Public Security Directorate, that two gunmen shot and killed at least seven people and wounded 34 others in an attack on a church in Karak.
Sky News
Source ↗Sky News reports that seven people died and 34 were injured after gunmen opened fire on a funeral at a church in Jordan.
The Straits Times
Source ↗The Straits Times reports, citing the head of Jordan's Public Security Directorate, that seven people were killed and 34 injured when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Karak governorate.
The Straits Times
Source ↗The Straits Times reports, citing state TV, that gunmen killed six people at a church in southern Jordan, with a witness counting 150 to 200 people inside and around the church.
DW
Source ↗DW reports, citing local authorities, that two unidentified men opened fire on a funeral procession at a Greek Orthodox church in southern Jordan, leaving seven dead.
ABC News
Source ↗ABC News reports, citing Jordanian authorities, that gunmen opened fire inside a church in Jordan, causing deaths and injuries.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that at least seven people were killed and that survivors said two masked men began shooting as dozens attended a funeral procession.
NDTV
Source ↗NDTV reports that seven people were killed and 34 injured as gunmen opened fire at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak during a funeral, about 180 kilometres south of Amman.
BBC
Source ↗The BBC reports, citing officials, that seven people were shot dead at a church funeral in Jordan, with 34 injured in Karak governorate and a manhunt under way.
South China Morning Post
Source ↗The South China Morning Post reports that gunmen killed at least seven people at a church in southern Jordan, with King Abdullah vowing retaliation for the rare attack on Christians in the Sunni Muslim kingdom.
DW
Source ↗DW's updated report says the shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in southern Jordan during a funeral left seven dead and dozens injured.
The New York Times
Source ↗The New York Times reports that officials said the shooting during a funeral at an Orthodox church in the southern province of Karak was a terrorist act motivated by extremist ideology.
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