{"id":831,"date":"2026-10-24T12:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T12:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/24\/7-dead-40-wounded-after-gunmen-open-fire-at-funeral-in-jordan-national-globalnews-ca\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T12:03:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T12:03:02","slug":"7-dead-40-wounded-after-gunmen-open-fire-at-funeral-in-jordan-national-globalnews-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/24\/7-dead-40-wounded-after-gunmen-open-fire-at-funeral-in-jordan-national-globalnews-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"7 dead, 40 wounded after gunmen open fire at funeral in Jordan &#8211; National | Globalnews.ca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpe_imgrss\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-dead-40-wounded-after-gunmen-open-fire-at-funeral-in-Jordan-National-Globalnews.ca_.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>JERUSALEM (AP) \u2014 Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan on Friday, killing seven people and wounding 40 others, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The shooting took place at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, about 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of the capital, Amman.<\/p>\n<p>Footage broadcast on Jordanian state television showed two gunmen who appear to be holding pistols approaching the church and firing shots. A third man who appears to be holding a semiautomatic rifle then approaches and opens fire, and all three then run toward the church.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage taken by witnesses shows broken glass and pools of blood on the floor of the church.<\/p>\n<p>Dorgham Halasa, who was among the mourners inside the church, said intense gunfire erupted 15 minutes after the funeral had started, and then people started running. \u201cIt was a weird situation, and heavy gunfire,\u201d Halasa said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He did not see the gunmen, but said other people reported seeing four of them. The Associated Press could not independently verify the number of assailants, and Jordan\u2019s security services did not immediately release details.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\" readability=\"5.3013698630137\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-dead-40-wounded-after-gunmen-open-fire-at-funeral-in-Jordan-National-Globalnews.ca_.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\" readability=\"29.599315068493\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won&#8217;t miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A government statement said that the attack was \u201ccarried out by unknown assailants,\u201d but didn\u2019t say whether any gunmen were captured or killed. It said that \u201cinvestigations are underway at full speed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jordan declared three days of national mourning, according to the kingdom\u2019s Petra News Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Karak is home to a minority Christian population.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, gunmen ambushed police in a series of attacks in Karak, including at a Crusader castle popular with tourists, killing 10 people, including seven officers, and wounding dozens. Jordanian security forces killed those gunmen after a long standoff.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan\u2019s Health Minister Ibrahim al-Budour said two of those wounded are in critical condition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\" readability=\"0.45472440944882\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on World<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>King Abdullah II said on X that Jordan \u201cwill confront the terrorist act that targeted Karak with the harshest penalties\u201d and offered his \u201cdeepest condolences to the families of the martyrs, and our wishes for recovery to the wounded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jordan\u2019s Prime Minister Jafar Hassan said during a security meeting in Karak on Friday evening that the attack was a result of terrorist ideology and blind extremism. He said the assailants will be punished and legal measures taken against those who seek to introduce extremism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Condemnation of the slayings came from around the region, including from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Oman.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed al-Tayeb in Cairo, the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world\u2019s foremost religious institution, offered his condolences to the families of victims in Friday\u2019s shooting, calling it a \u201cheinous terrorist attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein called his Jordanian counterpart and \u201caffirmed Iraq\u2019s solidarity with Jordan in the face of terrorism,\u201d Hussein\u2019s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack during a funeral as \u201cespecially heinous,\u201d spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. \u201cThe secretary-general also calls for all those responsible to be found and to be held to account.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"32\">\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">: World<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JERUSALEM (AP) \u2014 Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan on Friday, killing seven people and wounding 40 others, authorities said. 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