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US embassy says security ramped up in Jordan after deadly church attack

Global Published 24 October 2026, 12:24 · archived 24 Oct 2026

The US embassy ​in Amman said security ‌had been stepped up at malls, foreign embassies and ​other locations across Jordan ​after Friday’s attack on ⁠a church in Jordan’s ​Karak governorate. Seven people were ​killed and dozens were injured when gunmen opened fire during a ​funeral at a ​church, the head of the country’s ‌Public ⁠Security Directorate said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. At least seven killed in attack at church in Jordan, state-owned outlet says Authorities are still searching ​for the ​attackers, ⁠whom they describe as “extremists”, while adding ​it was too e...

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