7 Killed in Armed Attack on Church in Jordan's Hammoud Village

Eyewitnesses told Asharq Al-Awsat that unidentified gunmen armed with automatic weapons attacked a church in Hammoud village, home to Christian communities in Karak Governorate, about 120 kilometers south of the Jordanian capital, Amman. Jordanian state television reported that seven people were killed in the attack. Eyewitnesses confirmed that several people were killed and dozens wounded. They said the attack was carried out by terrorists who fled the scene afterward, although the full circumstances remained unclear.

