Gunmen kill 7 at Jordan church, king vows retaliation
South China Morning Post's headline. Reported by South China Morning Post, Fox News.
What the sources say, in brief
According to Fox News, gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan, killing at least seven people, and King Abdullah II vowed the harshest retaliation. The South China Morning Post reported that gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded dozens at a church in southern Jordan on Friday, according to authorities. The Post said the attack was rare for Christians in the majority Sunni Muslim kingdom, and that assailants stormed the compound of a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Ham. The two accounts agree on the death toll of at least seven and on the king's vow. The sources supplied do not describe the attackers' identities or motives beyond the king's terrorism description.
Key points
- Fox News reported that gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, killing at least seven.
- King Abdullah II vowed the "harshest retaliation" after the attack, according to Fox News.
- The South China Morning Post said gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded dozens on Friday, according to authorities.
- The South China Morning Post described the attack as rare for Christians in the majority Sunni Muslim kingdom.
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Gunmen kill 7 at Jordan church, king vows retaliation. According to Fox News, gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan, killing at least seven people, and King Abdullah II vowed the harshest retaliation. The South China Morning Post reported that gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded dozens at a church in southern Jordan on Friday, according to authorities. The Post said the attack was rare for Christians in the majority Sunni Muslim kingdom, and that assailants stormed the compound of a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Ham. The two accounts agree on the death toll of at least seven and on the king's vow. The sources supplied do not describe the attackers' identities or motives beyond the king's terrorism description. Covered by 2 publications. South China Morning Post: Gunmen kill 7 at Jordan church, king vows retaliation. Fox News: Gunmen kill 7 at Christian church in Jordan in what king calls act of terrorism.
Who is covering it
- South China Morning Post Hong Kong Gunmen kill 7 at Jordan church, king vows retaliation Gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded dozens at a church in southern Jordan on Friday, authorities said, with the king vowing retaliation for the rare attack on Christians in the majority Sunni Muslim kingdom. Assailants stormed the compound of a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Ham 23 Oct · Tier 2
- Fox News United States Gunmen kill 7 at Christian church in Jordan in what king calls act of terrorism King Abdullah II vowed the "harshest retaliation" after gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, killing at least seven. 23 Oct · Tier 3
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