We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development At least six people have been killed and 28 others wounded in a church shooting in Jordan, authorities said Friday. The unidentified assailants allegedly attacked the Greek Orthodox church during a funeral in the Karak directorate in the central part of the country. Jordanian security forces patrol Karak on december 19, 2016 following an attack a day earlier. © Khalil Mazraawi, AFP/ File picture Gunmen opened fire inside a church during a funeral in Jordan’s Karak governorate, the Public Security Directorate said on Friday.
The shooting took place at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, about 180 kilometres south of the capital, Amman. Security services were investigating the shooting, government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani said in a statement. Karak is home to a minority Christian population.
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