Jordan Pursues Gunmen After Deadly Attack on Church Funeral in Karak

Jordanian security forces are pursuing gunmen who attacked mourners attending a funeral inside a church in the southern governorate of Karak, leaving people dead and wounded.

The shooting prompted a broad security alert as authorities sought those responsible. The number of casualties and the identities of the attackers were not immediately available.

Official condemnations followed the attack, alongside warnings against attempts to undermine Jordan’s unity. The targeting of mourners at a place of worship has put religious coexistence at the centre of the response.

Karak, known as a stronghold of coexistence in Jordan, is now the focus of a security pursuit whose circumstances remain unclear. No motive for the attack has been established in the available information.