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Gunmen open fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan, killing 7 and wounding 40

Oct 24, 2026 · The Associated Press

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Gunmen open fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan, killing 7 and wounding 40
A man looks through a gap in a stone wall toward a Greek Orthodox church where gunmen opened fire during a funeral hours earlier in Hamoud village, in Jordan
A man looks through a gap in a stone wall toward a Greek Orthodox church where gunmen opened fire during a funeral hours earlier in Hamoud village, in Jordan

Footage broadcast on Jordanian state television showed three gunmen firing shots at a Greek Orthodox church in the city of Karak on Friday.

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