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Shooting at church during funeral in Jordan | CNN

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October 23, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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At least six people were killed, and 28 injured, after gunmen opened fire inside a church in Jordan’s Karak province 90 miles south of the capital Amman, Jordan’s public security agency said, also noting that the “unidentified” gunmen are being pursued. King Abdullah has called it a terror attack. CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh reports.

Shooting at church during funeral in Jordan | CNN

At least six people were killed, and 28 injured, after gunmen opened fire inside a church in Jordan’s Karak province 90 miles south of the capital Amman, Jordan’s public security agency said, also noting that the “unidentified” gunmen are being pursued. King Abdullah has called it a terror attack. CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh reports.

At least six people were killed, and 28 injured, after gunmen opened fire inside a church in Jordan’s Karak province 90 miles south of the capital Amman, Jordan’s public security agency said, also noting that the “unidentified” gunmen are being pursued. King Abdullah has called it a terror attack. CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh reports.

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