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Abdullah II

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