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Sunday 25 October 2026

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Gunmen kill nine at church funeral in Karak, Jordan

Gunmen fired on a funeral at St George's Greek Orthodox Church in Hamoud, Jordan, on 23 October. Nine people are dead and the gunmen are still at large.

Grace Whitfield Sunday 25 October 2026, open calendar5 min read

Photo: Bernard Gagnon / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0), cropped

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Jordan is burying its dead on Sunday. Nine people were killed when gunmen opened fire on a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in the southern governorate of Karak on Friday, and the people who did it are still being hunted.

Inside the ruins of Karak Castle in southern Jordan, with hills and buildings of Karak town in the distance — Photo: Bernard Gagnon / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0), cropped

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