The National · 15 Nov 2026
Jordan church attack: Three sentenced to death over shooting that killed nine
Jordan’s State Security Court on Sunday sentenced three men to death over an attack on a church in the town of Hmoud in Karak governorate that killed nine people last month, state news agency Petra reported. Gunmen killed nine Christians and wounded 34 in the attack on October 23, during a funeral service at the Saint George Orthodox Church. The church is in the village of Hmoud, about 80km south of the capital Amman.
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