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Jordan’s King Abdullah Orders Security Forces to Respond Firmly to Karak Church Attack

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AMMAN: Jordan’s ​King Abdullah chaired a security meeting ‌on ‌Saturday ​and ‌ordered ⁠security ​forces to respond ⁠firmly and ⁠pursue ‌those ‌behind ​a ‌church attack ‌in Karak Governorate ‌that killed and wounded ⁠civilians, ⁠the royal court said. “King Abdullah emphasizes the necessity of pursuing and holding accountable under the full force of the law everyone who supported or justified this act,” the royal court statement added, as it calle…
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The King of Jordan emphasized at a meeting of the country's National Security Council regarding the church incident in Al-Karak province that the security and health of Jordanians is a red line.

The result of the armed attack on a Roman Orthodox church in Kark governorate in southern Jordan rose to 9 dead, according to Jordanian media, after armed men opened fire during the funeral ceremony. Jordanian King Abdullah II promised to pursue those responsible for the attack and impose the most severe punishment on them, asserting that the security and safety of Jordanians was a red line, and that the incident ...

King Abdullah II requested a security review and heightened alert measures following the church attack in Karak. He also directed that policies to combat extremist ideologies be reviewed and efforts to eradicate their roots be intensified.

Amman: Jordan ' s King Abdullah II, Saturday, directed a comprehensive security assessment to deal with the attack on Shi ' in at a church in the southern Kark governorate of the country, to review policies to combat extremist thought, to take action to enhance security readiness and to prevent the recurrence of similar attacks. This came during his presidency of the National Security Council, in the presence of Crown Prince Hussein Bi…

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وكالة عمون الاخبارية broke the news in Amman, Jordan on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
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