Jordan sentences three men to death by hanging after deadly church attack

On November 15, Jordan’s State Security Court sentenced three men to death for carrying out a church attack in Karak on October 23 that killed nine people and wounded 34 others. The court convicted the men of terrorist activities, weapons possession, and promoting extremist ideologies. Security forces arrested the suspects in a shootout three days after the attack. The death sentences are subject to appeal and…

On November 15, 2026, a Jordanian court sentenced three men to death by hanging for their involvement in a church attack that occurred in Hammoud village on October 23. The attack resulted in nine deaths and 25 injuries when gunmen stormed a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church. The court found the two Jordanian brothers and their relative guilty of terrorist activities and weapons offenses.

Jordan has sentenced three men to death for a terrorist attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud, Karak Governorate, on October 23, which killed nine people and injured several others. The state security court convicted the men of multiple terrorism-related offenses, including carrying out attacks that resulted in deaths and using weapons for terrorist purposes. One of the convicted individuals…

A Jordanian court has sentenced three men to death by hanging for a fatal mass shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak governorate on October 23, which killed nine people and injured 34. The attackers, identified only as two Jordanian brothers and their brother-in-law, were arrested three days after the attack. The Jordanian government responded with force, striking what it called terrorist organizations in…