Jordan Church Shooting
Jordanian honor guards carry a flag-draped coffin of on of the victims killed in an attack on a Greek Orthodox church during their funeral procession in Karak, Jordan, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026.
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Jordanian security forces say they have arrested three men over an attack on a Greek Orthodox Church that killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen. The kingdom's Public Security Directorate said on Monday that the three suspects were arrested following a shootout and that all three were wounded. No member of the security forces was wounded in the dawn operation in Karak, south of Jordan’s capital, Amman. Karak is home to a minority Christian population. The attack on the church in Karak took place on Friday during a funeral. Three men were reported to have taken part in the attack.
