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Jordan sentences three men to death over deadly church attack

Pakistan Published 15 November 2026, 17:04 · archived 15 Nov 2026

AMMAN: Jordan’s State Security Court sentenced three men to death on Sunday for carrying out an attack on a church in the southern governorate of Karak last month that killed nine people, the state news agency Petra reported. The court convicted the men of offences including carrying out terrorist acts resulting in death, possessing weapons and ammunition for terrorist purposes and promoting the ideology of a terrorist group. The ruling is subject to appeal and automatic review by the Court of Cassation, Petra said. Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in the village ...

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