US Embassy Says Security Ramped up in Jordan After Deadly Church Attack
Authorities say 7 people were killed and 40 injured as they search for the gunmen and investigate possible militant links.
- Seven people were killed and 40 injured on Friday when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at the Greek Orthodox church in Karak, according to Jordan's Public Security Directorate.
- Authorities described the assault as a terrorist attack by extremists, prompting stepped-up security on Saturday at malls and foreign embassies across Jordan, the US embassy reported.
- Prime Minister Jafar Hassan condemned the attack as "a result of a terrorist ideology and blind extremism," while King Abdullah visited Karak and vowed perpetrators would be punished "with an iron fist".
- At a hospital treating the wounded, Tarek Ammarin described the assault as "a massacre, a massacre in every sense of the word," after his relative was injured in the attack.
- While Authorities have foiled previous attempted attacks by Islamist militants in recent years, this assault in the US-allied nation remains rare, and no group has claimed responsibility for the violence.
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U.S. embassy says security ramped up in Jordan after deadly church attack
Seven people were killed and 40 wounded when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak. Authorities are searching for the attackers and have yet to determine whether they were linked to known militant groups
Authorities are on alert, security is being strengthened at embassies and shopping malls, no organization has claimed responsibility
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The Frontier PostUS embassy says security ramped up in Jordan after deadly church attack
The US embassy in Amman said security had been stepped up at malls, foreign embassies and other locations across Jordan after Friday’s attack on a church in Jordan’s Karak governorate. Seven people were killed and dozens were injured when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church, the head of the country’s Public Security Directorate said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. At least seven killed in attack at church …
Jordan tightens security after deadly church attack kills seven
By AbdelHadi RamahiHAMOUD, Jordan, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Security was stepped up at malls, foreign embassies and other locations across Jordan on Saturday, the US embassy in Amman said, a day after a deadly assault on a church that authorities described as a terrorist attack by extremists.Seven people were killed and 40 were injured when gunmen opened fire for several minutes in broad daylight during a funeral at the Greek Orthodox church inKarak …
The U.S. Embassy in Amman said security measures have been stepped up at shopping malls, foreign embassies and other locations across Jordan following yesterday's attack on a church that authorities described as a terrorist act carried out by extremists. Seven people were killed and dozens wounded when gunmen opened fire during a funeral service at a Greek Orthodox church in the Karak province, the head of Jordan's Public Security Directorate sa…
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