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Jordan sentences three men to death over deadly church attack

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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 review by the Court of Cassation.
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On November 15, 2026, a Jordanian State Security Court sentenced three men to death by hanging for their involvement in a deadly church attack that occurred in Hammoud village, Karak governorate, on October 23. The attack left nine people dead and 25 wounded when gunmen stormed a Greek Orthodox church funeral. The three men, two brothers and their relative by marriage, were arrested three days after the attack. The court found them guilty of "committing terrorist attacks," weapons offenses, conspiracy to commit terrorist acts, and promoting terrorist ideas. The attack shocked the predominantly Muslim country, where Christians account for around 3% of the population.

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The Straits TimesThis outlet15 Nov

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…

Jordan sentences three men to death over deadly church attack (this article)2 articles from The Straits Times on this story
Al Jazeera15 Nov

A Jordanian court has sentenced three men to death by hanging for their involvement in a deadly attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Hammoud village, Jordan, on October 23. The attack, which left nine people dead and 25 wounded, was carried out by two Jordanian brothers and their relative by marriage. The sentences were handed down by the State Security Court, which found the men guilty of terrorist acts, weapons…

Jordan sentences three men to death by hanging after deadly church attack →
The Hindu15 Nov

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 sentences three men to death over church attack →
Times of India15 Nov

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…

Jordan sentences 3 men to death for October church attack that killed 9 →
BBC15 Nov

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…

Three men sentenced to death in Jordan over fatal church mass shooting →

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Topics

AMMAN Jordan Karak Petra Syria

Subjects

Jordan GPE · 5× Karak GPE · 2× Petra ORG · 2× Syria GPE · 2× AMMAN GPE · 1× Christian PERSON · 1× Greek Orthodox NORP · 1× Hamoud GPE · 1× State Security Court ORG · 1× the Court of Cassation ORG · 1×

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Jordan’s State Security Court sentenced three men to death on Sunday for carrying out an attack on a church in the southern governorate of Karak last month that killed nine people, the state news agency Petra reported.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-15
2026-11-15 · The Straits Times
Jordan sentences three men to death over deadly church attack · assertive framing

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Jordan sentences three men to death over deadly church attack AMMAN, Nov 15 - asserted
Jordan → sentence → attack
Jordan’s State Security Court sentenced three men to death on Sunday for carrying out an attack on a church in the southern governorate of Karak last month that killed nine people, the state news agency Petra reported. asserted
agency → sentence → people
The court convicted the men of offences including carrying out terrorist acts resulting in death, possessing weapons and ammunition for terrorist purposes and promoting the ideology of a terrorist group. asserted
court → convict → group
The ruling is subject to appeal and automatic review by the Court of Cassation, Petra said. asserted
Petra → say → Cassation
Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hamoud on October 23, in a rare attack on Jordan’s Christian minority. asserted
Gunmen → open → minority
Authorities said 34 people were also wounded. asserted
people → say → ?
Security forces arrested the three men on October 26 after a shootout at an abandoned house in Karak. asserted
forces → arrest → Karak
All three were wounded, while no security personnel were injured, according to the Public Security Directorate. uncertain
personnel → wound → Directorate
Jordan, a US partner in the fight against extremism, later that day launched airstrikeson southern Syria against groups it linked to the church attack. asserted
it → launch → attack
Syrian authorities said seven people, including three children and a woman, were killed. asserted
people → say → children
Jordan later acknowledged that its airstrikes had killed civilians in Syria and the two countries agreed to form a joint security committee to review the incident and its consequences. asserted
countries → acknowledge → incident
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