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Jordanian security forces arrest 3 men over church attack

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Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Jordanian security forces arrested three men on Monday, October 26, in connection with a deadly attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in the Karak governorate. The suspects, who are members of the same family, were apprehended during a dawn shootout in an abandoned house in the village of Hamoud.

Public Security Director Abdallah Maaytah stated that the three men – two brothers and their brother-in-law – adhere to takfirist ideology. Officials reported that the suspects offered fierce resistance during the arrest, resulting in wounds to all three men. No members of the Jordanian security forces were injured in the encounter.

The attack occurred on Friday, October 23, during a funeral at the Saint George Greek Orthodox Church. According to official figures, the gunmen killed nine people and wounded 25 others. Interior Minister Mazen Al-Faraya identified the arrested men as those responsible for the terrorist act.

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How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 26, 1:30 PM La Croix Français Attentat dans une église en Jordanie : trois suspects d’une même famille arrêtés
  2. Oct 26, 6:15 AM Niedziela Polski Aresztowano trzech sprawców ataku na kościół, w którym zginęło 9 osób
  3. Oct 26, 4:11 AM Crux Jordanian security forces arrest 3 men over last week’s deadly church attack
  4. Oct 26, 3:56 AM Aleteia Français Attaque contre une église en Jordanie : trois membres d’une même famille arrêtés
  5. Oct 26, 3:04 AM DOMRADIO.DE Deutsch Drei Tage nach Kirchenangriff / Mutmaßliche Attentäter in Jordanien festgenommen
  6. Oct 26, 1:10 AM Catholic World News 9 dead, 40 wounded in attack on church in Jordan; Pope prays for victims (CWN)
  7. Oct 26, 7:06 AM Vatican News Shqip Jordani, sulm ndaj një Kishe: arrestohen tre persona
  8. Oct 27, 12:06 AM Katolici Македонски Во Јордан уапсени тројца осомничени за убиството на девет христијани
  9. Oct 27, 1:07 AM Vatican News HY Քարաքի եկեղեցւոյ վրայ յարձակումին հեղինակները ձերբակալուեցան. Ապտալլա Բ. «Ըսինք, թէ ահաբեկիչները պատիժէն պիտի չկարենան փախուստ տալ»
  10. Oct 27, 1:44 AM RISU Українська Напад на церкву в Йорданії: затримали трьох підозрюваних
  11. Oct 27, 4:11 AM Vatican News Tiếng Việt Jordan bắt giữ ba nghi phạm trong vụ tấn công nhà thờ khiến 9 người chết

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