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Six dead, 28 injured in church shooting in Karak, Jordan
✍️ CTV News
🗓 24 Oct 2026, 04:48 AM
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A gun attack on a church in the Jordanian town of Karak left six people dead and 28 wounded, officials said.
A shooting erupted inside a church in Karak, a town in southern Jordan, killing six people and wounding 28 others, the government spokesperson announced. The incident, described as a gun attack, shocked the local community and prompted an immediate emergency response.
Jordanian security forces arrived at the scene shortly after the shots were fired, securing the premises and providing medical assistance to the injured. The spokesperson said that authorities are conducting a thorough investigation to determine the motive and identify the perpetrators.
The incident adds to a series of security challenges the kingdom has faced in recent years, though no further details about the attackers or the circumstances were released at the time of reporting.
Jordanian security forces arrived at the scene shortly after the shots were fired, securing the premises and providing medical assistance to the injured. The spokesperson said that authorities are conducting a thorough investigation to determine the motive and identify the perpetrators.
The incident adds to a series of security challenges the kingdom has faced in recent years, though no further details about the attackers or the circumstances were released at the time of reporting.