Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
29
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
Jordanian security forces have arrested three armed men suspected of a shooting attack at a church last week that killed nine Christians and injured 34 other people, officials say.
asserted
officials → publish → people
The Public Security Directorate (PSD) said the unnamed "terrorists" were located before dawn inside an abandoned house in Karak governorate, south of the capital, Amman.
asserted
terrorists → say → capital
They refused to surrender and opened fire on security forces, who returned fire and wounded all three of them, it added.
asserted
it → refuse → them
No security personnel were hurt in the shootout.
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personnel → hurt → shootout
No group has yet claimed it was behind Friday's attack by gunmen on a funeral at St George's Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Hmoud, which is in Karak governorate.
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which → claim → governorate
King Abdullah II praised security forces for chasing the suspects "to the very end".
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II → praise → end
"We vowed the terrorists would not escape punishment, and no proponent of dark ideologies that divide Jordanians will be tolerated," he wrote on X.
"We pray that the martyrs' souls rest in peace and wish the injured a speedy recovery.
asserted
souls → vow → recovery
May God protect and watch over Jordan and its people."
uncertain
God → protect → Jordan
Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya said authorities would hold to account anyone involved in the attack and were "examining every factor that leads youth toward extremism".
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that → say → extremism
Verified CCTV footage from Friday showed three men holding guns approaching and firing on St George's church.
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men → show → church
A second video showed dead and wounded people lying on the ground amid chaotic scenes.
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people → show → scenes
One man who was at the church told BBC Arabic that the attack lasted around 15 minutes.
"Some [people at the funeral] were taking cover, some were cradling the dead, others were holding their sons close, some were grabbing their children and fleeing, while others were holding onto their friends who were with them at the church," Khalid al-Mdanat said.
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Mdanat → tell → church
He added that the gunmen fled in a pick-up truck, "firing as they went".
asserted
they → add → truck
On Sunday, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, visited wounded survivors of the attack, which he condemned as a "vile, cowardly, and bloody act".
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he → visit → act
He also led the funeral at St George's of eight of the victims - Dr Maher Zureiqat, Ihab al-Halsa, Dr Fadi al-Halsa, Dr Khaled al-Halsa, Dr Asim al-Burqan, Alaa al-Masarwa, Marwan Khaitan and Mazen al-Qassous - which was attended by thousands of people.
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which → lead → people
The ninth victim, Dr Mohammed al-Qassous, was laid to rest near Amman on Monday.
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victim → lay → Monday
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