A Jordanian police officer stood guard outside the Karak church where a gunman opened fire during a funeral on 23 October 2026, killing 7 and wounding 34, the Jordanian Public Security Directorate confirmed.
The church in Karak, Jordan's southern governorate, where a shooting attack struck mourners during a funeral on 23 October 2026, leaving 7 dead and 34 injured according to the Jordanian Public Security Directorate.
A shooting attack at a Karak church during a funeral on 23 October 2026 claimed 7 lives and left 34 people injured, the Jordanian Public Security Directorate said — marking one of the deadliest single incidents in the southern governorate in recent years.
Crowds gathered outside a Karak hospital on 23 October 2026 after a gunman attacked mourners at a local church funeral, with authorities confirming 7 fatalities and 34 injuries and an investigation under way.