Amman, Oct 23, 2026 (AFP) - Gunmen kill 6 at church in southern Jordan

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Gunmen killed at least six people and wounded 28 at a church in southern Jordan on Friday, authorities said, a rare attack on Christians in the majority Sunni Muslim kingdom. Assailants stormed the compound of a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Karak governorate before opening fire, the public security directorate said in a statement. After initially reporting seven deaths, the public security directorate later revised the toll......

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