Jordan arrests three suspects in deadly church attack, state media says

The attack, in which gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church on Friday in the village of Hamoud in Karak governorate, killed nine people. Jordanian authorities arrested three individuals linked to a deadly attack on a Greek Orthodox church that resulted in nine deaths and 25 injuries. The arrests followed a joint security operation where an armed clash ensued.

Jordanian security forces have arrested three suspects over a deadly attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the southern village of Hamoud that killed nine people and injured 25 others, Jordanian state television reported. Security and specialist investigation teams detained the three suspects during a joint operation in the early hours of the morning, according to a statement published on X by the state broadcaster. “Following a joint security operation, teams specialising in investigations and interventions detained the three terrorists responsible for the heinous terrorist attack,” the statement said.

The three suspects sustained injuries during the operation, which followed Friday’s attack on the church in Hamoud, southern Jordan. The attack left nine people dead and 25 others injured. (Source: AMNA) 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( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $greek2slider3427614973 = jQuery( ".greek-2slider-3427614973" );$greek2slider3427614973.on( "unslider.ready", function() { jQuery( "div.custom-slider ul li" ).css( "display", "block" ); });$greek2slider3427614973.unslider({ delay:6000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$greek2slider3427614973.on("mouseover", function() {$greek2slider3427614973.unslider("stop");}).on("mouseout", function() {$greek2slider3427614973.unslider("start");});});The post Jordan Arrests Suspects Over Deadly Attack on Greek Orthodox Church appeared first on Greek City Times.