Posted on 10/23/2026 8:30:03 PM PDT by Cronos
Gunmen attacked during funeral procession, state-owned TV says Witness says assailants fired for several minutes King says attack will be met with 'harshest retaliation' Authorities say extremists carried out terrorist attack UN chief condemns attack
AL-MUSHAIRFEH, Jordan, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Seven people were killed on Friday when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan, said the head of the country's Public Security Directorate, in a rare attack on Jordan's Christian minority that authorities described as a terrorist act by extremists.
Speaking at a press conference, Major General Abdallah al-Maaytah said most of those wounded in the shooting at the Hamoud Church in Karak governorate were still receiving treatment, and that the hunt for the attackers was ongoing. Jordan's health minister said 40 people were wounded.
Interior Minister Mazin Al Farrayeh said the attack had been carried out by "extremists", but that it was too early to tell whether they had any links to known groups inside or outside Jordan.
Such attacks are extremely rare in Jordan, which is relatively stable, though authorities in the US ally say that in recent years they have repeatedly foiled attempted attacks by Islamist militants. There was no immediate claim of responsibility
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Six dead and 28 injured after shooting at church in Jordan
10/23/2026 7:42:59 AM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 17 replies
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Just your basic everyday garden variety extremists? No common denominators that might point investigators in a particular direction? We can probably rule out Jordanian students protesting the lack of school funding.
King Abdullah II of Jordan strongly condemned a deadly terrorist attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hamoud in the Karak governorate, stating that the assault targeted “all Jordanians” and vowing that the state will confront the act with the harshest penalties.
Jordan’s King Abdullah visited Karak hours after the attack and vowed to punish those responsible.
“The terrorist attack against Karak will be met with the harshest retaliation,” he said in a statement.
ISIS-Al Qaeda our own intelligence assets Shamima Begum and her teenage girl friends left UK spirited into Syria from Turkey to join ISIS by a Canadian intelligence operative Canada in “Five Eyes” with CIA-MI6.
British US support for Al Qaeda in Syria well documented the ‘friends of Lindsey Graham’ in the Syrian Civil War.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) funded jihadists in Syria and now we know with Iran War Israel sent a missile battery the Epstein Files etc. the UAE has a tight relationship with Israel.
May their Memory be Eternal!
I was thinking Amish again as well.
IslamoNazis’ attacked Greek Christians
In Jordan with over 50 Dead and wounded
Then escaped Clean.
RIP
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And So Come Lord Jesus
Deaths in Jordan...
The Eve of Destruction
sung by Barry McGuire. (1965)
The eastern world it is exploding
Violence flarin’, bullets loadin’
You’re old enough to kill but not for votin’
You don’t believe in war but whats that gun you’re totin’?
And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin’
But you tell me
Over and over and over again my friend
Ah, you don’t believe
We’re on the eve of destruction.
Not a “mosque?”
It is a waste of Gawd’s time to pray for those who will not help themselves.
A few years back some Jihadi arseholes attacked a couple of churches in NZealand’s Christchurch — it is a city.
Anyhoo, the terrorists drove up to the first church and murdered. They then drove to the second church to do the same — but met with resistance. A guy in the parking lot with a rifle opened fire on them and drove them off. A guy with a gun saved lives.
But, BUT, what did the DEI-hire PMinister do? She outlawed guns across the country. That was this pinhead’s response, take away guns from all law abiding citizens and pretend that criminals and terrorists will also be disarmed. Only a DEI hire could go that route.
Our Christian brethren in Middle East are the real martyrs and heroes.
They really need our support and prayers.
Christians are the most religiously persecuted people in the world.
New Martyrs of Jordan, pray to God for us!
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