Two gunmen opened fire on a funeral procession at a church in Karak, killing at least seven people and injuring 10, according to state TV
Two gunmen opened fire on a funeral procession at a church in Karak, killing at least seven people and injuring 10, according to state TV
At least seven people were killed and 10 others were wounded on Friday when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan’s Karak governorate, according to state-owned television station Al-Mamlaka.
The station said two gunmen stepped out of a vehicle and began shooting during a funeral procession at the Hamoud church in Karak. Security forces were deployed at the church and were searching for the suspects, it reported.
Khaled Burqan, who was at the funeral, told Al-Mamlaka that dozens of people were in attendance when the two men, one armed with a rifle and the other with a pistol, fired on the crowd for several minutes.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, and Jordanian authorities did not say who was behind it.
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Attacks of this kind are extremely rare in Jordan, a relatively stable country. However, Jordan has faced a growing number of Iranian attacks this year, following the launch of US and Israeli strikes on Iran in February.
Christians are a minority in Jordan, but the country is home to several biblical sites that draw Christian pilgrims from around the world.