Monitor · Attack on place of worship
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Shooting at Greek Orthodox church in Karak governorate, Jordan
Gunmen opened fire during a funeral service at a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hamud, in Jordan's Karak governorate. Between six and seven people were killed, and up to 28 others were reported injured. The identities and motives of the attackers remain unconfirmed.
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Our summary of the disagreement.
Sources disagree on the death toll, with one reporting at least six people were killed and another reporting at least seven.
The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on casualties across 2 publishers; unresolved.
- bbcEn az 6 kişi öldü, 28 yaralı var
- medyascopeEn az 7 kişi öldü
2 differing positions reported on location across 2 publishers; unresolved.
- bbcÜrdün'de
- medyascopeÜrdün’de
WhereJordan
32.027, 35.954 ±400 km
First reported37 hours ago
Published2026-10-23 17:15 UTC
Sources2
Casualties reported6
How this travelled.
Reports2Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Shooting at Greek Orthodox church in Karak governorate, Jordan. 2026-10-23T17:15:32.728Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:7230. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-23/urdun-de-kiliseye-silahl-saldr-en-az-6-kisi-oldu-2fbc5ed7
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