Eight dead, 40 hurt as gunmen open fire on a Jordanian funeral
Forty people were injured in the shooting at St George's Greek Orthodox church in Karak governorate. Jordanian officials called it terrorism, and security has been increased across the country as the search for the attackers continues.
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Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan, killing eight people and injuring 40 in an attack authorities described as terrorism.
The shooting took place on October 23 at St George's church in Hamoud, in Karak governorate, an area with a sizeable Christian community. The latest casualty figures, reported on October 24, put the number killed or injured at 48.
Security was increased at shopping malls, foreign embassies and other locations across Jordan, according to the US embassy in Amman. The response extended well beyond the church where mourners had gathered, making the attack a national security concern as well as a disaster for the community it struck.
The attackers' identities, motive and any organisational links have not been established. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Interior Minister Mazin Al Farrayeh described the perpetrators as extremists but said it was too early to determine whether they had connections to known groups inside or outside Jordan.
Prime Minister Jafar Hassan said the attack resulted from "a terrorist ideology and blind extremism". King Abdullah said those responsible would face the harshest retaliation. Those statements set out the government's assessment and promised response, while investigators work to establish who carried out the shooting.
