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  1. Follow-up: Gunmen kill 9 at church funeral in Jordan's Karak; Singapore's president and prime minister send condolences

    Gunmen opened fire on a funeral procession at St George Orthodox Church in a village in Karak governorate, southern Jordan, on Friday, Oct 23, killing at least 9 people and injuring about 40, in what authorities called a terrorist attack by extremists. King Abdullah II vowed the 'harshest retaliation', the prime minister declared 3 days of national mourning, and security services said on Oct 26 that 3 suspects had been arrested. On the same day Singapore's president and prime minister wrote to Jordan's king and prime minister condemning the deliberate attack on civilians at a place of worship.

    Oct 26, 2026 Afternoon
  2. Follow-up: Death toll in Jordan church funeral shooting rises to 9 with 40 injured; King Abdullah orders 'iron fist' response

    Gunmen opened fire on a funeral at St George's Orthodox Church in Hamoud, Karak governorate, Jordan, on Friday, Oct 23; the death toll has risen to nine and Jordan's health minister said 40 were injured. Church CCTV showed three people firing at the church from behind trees and a low wall. King Abdullah chaired a national security council meeting on Oct 24, called it a 'cowardly terrorist act' and ordered security forces to respond with an 'iron fist'; the interior minister called the attackers 'extremists', and no one has claimed responsibility.

    Oct 25, 2026 Morning
  3. Gunmen open fire on church funeral in Jordan's Karak governorate, killing 7 and wounding 34

    Gunmen opened fire on a funeral at an Orthodox church in Hmoud, Karak governorate, on Friday, Oct 23; officials said seven people were killed and at least 34 wounded, after a government spokesman briefly revised the death toll to six and then back to seven. Karak lies about 180 km south of Amman and has a minority Christian community; CCTV footage verified by the BBC showed three armed men walking from a road towards the church, and AP said one carried a semi-automatic rifle. Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya blamed 'a group of extremists' who are being hunted, King Abdullah II vowed the 'harshest' punishment, and no group had claimed responsibility.

    Oct 24, 2026 Morning