Shooting at Hamoud church in Karak, Jordan, during a funeral

started October 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM · last changed 13h ago

Summary

Armed attackers opened fire at the Hamoud Greek Orthodox church in Karak, southern Jordan, during a funeral, killing at least seven people according to state television, with reports differing on the number wounded; security forces are searching for the suspects while the identity and motive remain unconfirmed.

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Extract from the source

Sedam osoba je poginulo kada su naoružani napadači otvorili vatru unutar crkve u oblasti Karak u Jordanu, prenela je jordanska državna televizija. Služba za javnu

Main source

02:33 PMKurirOpen the original

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Timeline

10/23, 15:06
Prema saopštenju jordanske Službe za javnu bezbednost, nepoznati naoružani napadači otvorili su vatru u crkvi tokom sahrane u oblasti Karak, pri čemu je poginulo najmanje sedam osoba, a izvori navode da je povređeno između deset i neutvrđenog broja ljudi. Bezbednosne snage tragaju za osumnjičenima, dok identitet napadača, njihovi motivi i identitet žrtava za sada nisu objavljeni.
Start
10/23, 19:34
New reports specify the attack site as the Hamoud Greek Orthodox church in Karak, describe three attackers (two with pistols, one with an automatic rifle) firing on mourners, and some sources put the number wounded at 34 rather than around ten.
4 sources

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Sources (20)

20 reports · 15 sources

02:33 PMKurirOpen the original
02:52 PMNova.rsOpen the original
02:59 PMAnadolija (Anadolu Agency, BS)Open the original
03:04 PMIndex.hrOpen the original
03:06 PMFENA (Federalna novinska agencija)Open the original
03:12 PMKlix.baOpen the original
03:24 PMJutarnji listOpen the original
03:25 PMRTV7 TuzlaOpen the original
03:31 PMN1 SrbijaOpen the original
03:34 PMN1 BiHOpen the original
04:34 PMRadiosarajevo.baOpen the original
05:04 PMTelegrafiOpen the original
05:37 PMKurirOpen the original
07:27 PMVijestiOpen the original
07:30 PMN1 SrbijaOpen the original
10:01 PMAnadolija (Anadolu Agency, BS)Open the original
11:09 PMKurirOpen the original
11:10 PMAnadolija (Anadolu Agency, BS)Open the original
11:53 PMBanjaluka.netOpen the original
02:00 AMFederalna televizijaOpen the original

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Signal strength68

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