{"id":60599,"date":"2026-10-24T15:08:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T15:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/24\/death-toll-from-jordan-church-attack-rises-to-nine\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T15:08:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T15:08:03","slug":"death-toll-from-jordan-church-attack-rises-to-nine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/24\/death-toll-from-jordan-church-attack-rises-to-nine\/","title":{"rendered":"Death toll from Jordan church attack rises to nine"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n People gather outside Prince Ali Military Hospital in Karak, on October 23, 2026, where wounded people have been admitted following the attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Karak governorate
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Two people wounded in Friday’s (October 24, 2026) attack on a church in southern Jordan have died of their injuries, bringing the number of people killed to nine, health minister Ibrahim al-Bdour told AFP<\/i>.<\/p>\n

“The number of victims who died in the terrorist attack on the church in the village of Al-Hamoud in Karak has risen to nine following the death on Saturday of a second casualty who had been in a critical condition,” the Minister said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnother 25 people remain hospitalised,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Gunmen stormed the compound of a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Karak governorate during a funeral procession on Friday (October 23) and opened fire, Jordanian authorities said.<\/p>\n

King Abdullah II, who met with victims after the attack, said during a National Security Council meeting on Saturday that “the security and safety of Jordanians are a red line”, adding that “the hand of justice will reach every terrorist”.<\/p>\n

He said on Friday (October 23) that the shooting would be met with the “harshest retaliation” possible.<\/p>\n

“A terrorist group has carried out a horrific act, one that is condemned in every respect, and the security services are working round the clock to track them down,” interior minister Mazen al-Faraya told a press conference.<\/p>\n

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Prime Minister Jafar Hassan ordered three days of national mourning from Friday (October 23), with flags to be flown at half-mast over government and public institutions.<\/p>\n

Karak is home to a significant Christian community in the Muslim-majority kingdom, where Christians make up between two and three percent of the population.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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