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The unidentified assailants allegedly attacked the Greek Orthodox church during a funeral in the Karak directorate in the central part of the country.   Issued on: 23/10/2026 - 16:16  Modified: 23/10/2026 - 18:43   (Reading time) (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-clock)    1 min Reading time   Share (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-share)      By:  (https://www.france24.com/en/author/france-24/) (FRANCE 24) FRANCE 24       (People and security forces gather outside a Church in the village of Hammoud in Jordan's Karak governorate following a shooting on October 23, 2026.)  People and security forces gather outside a Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Hammoud in Jordan's Karak governorate following a shooting on October 23, 2026.        © AFP    Seven people were killed and 34 injured on Friday when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/jordan/) Jordan ’s Karak governorate, the head ​of the country’s Public ‌Security Directorate told reporters, in a rare attack on the country’s (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/christians/) Christian minority. Speaking at a ⁠press conference in (https://www.google.com/search?q=karak%20jordan%20map&sca_esv=0f046cdf8b4ca31a&rlz=1C1GCEA_enFR1230FR1230&sxsrf=APpeQnvcVgnxek1qTk3BDyVYIA4PE6SAQw:1792764029067&ei=fWjbatbgA8ny7M8PuMPx2Qs&biw=1182&bih=833&uact=5&oq=karak%20jordan%20map&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiEGthcmFrIGpvcmRhbiBtYXAyBxAAGIAEGBMyCBAAGBYYHhgTMgoQABgWGB4YExgKMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYiQUYogQyBRAAGO8FSNAWUMYLWOMUcAF4AJABAJgBVaABogOqAQE2uAEDyAEA-AEBmAIHoALIBMICCRAAGAcYHhiwA8ICBxAAGB4YsAPCAgkQABgFGB4YsAPCAgoQLhiABBiKBRhDwgIGEAAYFhgewgIIEAAYFhgeGArCAhkQLhiABBiKBRhDGJcFGNwEGN4EGOAE2AEBmAMAiAYBkAYGugYGCAEQARgUkgcDNS4yoAeuILIHAzQuMrgHsgTCBwUyLTIuNcgHPoAIAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) Karak , Major General Abdallah al-Maaytah said most of those wounded in the shooting at the Hamoud Church in Karak were still receiving treatment, and that the ‌hunt for the attackers was ongoing. Interior Minister Mazin Al Farrayeh said the attack had been carried out ⁠by “extremists”, but that it was too early to tell whether they had any links to known groups either inside or outside Jordan. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Read more (https://www.france24.com/en/20190210-jordan-sentences-2-hang-claimed-karak-attack) Jordan sentences 2 to hang for IS group-claimed Karak attack  A video aired on Jordan’s state-owned Al-Mamlaka television station ​that appeared to be from a security camera mounted on the church showed three people firing ‌at it from a sidewalk and hiding behind trees and a low wall. The video showed the attackers then running towards the church’s entrance. Khaled ‌Burqan, who was at the funeral, told Al-Mamlaka that dozens of people were present and that the gunmen opened fire on them for several minutes. 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