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After an attack on a funeral at the Hammud church that killed nine people, Jordan arrested three suspects and reported airstrikes on militant hideouts in southern Syria. Damascus disputes Amman's account and is conducting an investigation: according to Syrian state media, five civilians were killed.
Aziz KarimovMembers of the Jordanian royal family on Sunday visited the village of Hamoud, where most of the nine people killed in the attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak province were buried. The attack on Friday was the largest assault on Jordan's Christian minority since the 1950s; King Abdullah II called it terrorism, and three suspects were detained.
Aziz KarimovJordanian security forces detained three suspects in organizing an attack on a funeral service at a church in Karak Governorate, which killed nine people. The detention took place after a shootout in which all three attackers were wounded. Jordanian authorities also carried out airstrikes on targets in Syria, claiming that those involved in the attack were hiding there; however, the Syrian side denied coordination and reported civilian casualties. The incident was the largest attack on
Otabek YusupovDuring a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hamud (Karak province, Jordan), armed men opened fire on mourners. The death toll differs across outlets and dates: from six to nine, with 34 wounded. The authorities called the attack a terrorist act; three attackers have not been detained, and security measures at churches have been tightened across the country.
Aziz Karimov
