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Three sentenced to death over Jordan church attack
The ruling follows a church funeral attack that killed 9 people and wounded 25, with the court also convicting the men on terrorism charges.
- On Sunday, Jordan's State Security Court sentenced three men to death by hanging for the October 23 gun attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Hamoud that killed nine people and wounded 25 others.
- Gunmen stormed the funeral at the church before authorities arrested the three suspects on October 26 following a shootout at an abandoned house in Karak, where all three were wounded.
- The court found the defendants guilty of "committing terrorist attacks" resulting in death, weapons offences, "conspiracy to commit terrorist acts," and "promoting the ideas of a terrorist organisation."
- Jordan launched retaliatory airstrikes in Syria against groups linked to the attack, later acknowledging civilian casualties and forming a joint security committee with the Syrian government to review the incident.
- The ruling remains subject to appeal and automatic review by the Court of Cassation, underscoring the tragedy's impact on the Muslim-majority kingdom where Christians comprise around 3% of the population.
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In Jordan, three men were sentenced to death because of the attack on a church.
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A Jordanian court has sentenced three men to death for their role in last month's mass shooting at a Christian church, which killed nine people and led to a violent manhunt and shootout between the gunmen and police.
(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = Accused of breaking into a church in southern Jordan last month and opening fire indiscriminately, killing 9 residents and injuring 25...
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Total News Sources144
Leaning Left17Leaning Right23Center13Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Right
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources lean Right
43% Right
L 32%
C 25%
R 43%
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