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Six killed in attack at church in Jordan, authorities say

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Six people were killed and 28 injured on Friday when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan's Karak governorate, the country's Public Security Directorate said in a statement.Security forces had deployed to the church and were pursuing the suspects, the state-owned Al-Mamlaka television station reported. It said gunmen got out of a vehicle and opened fire during a funeral procession at theHamoud Church inKarak. Al-Mamlaka previously reported seven had been killed in the attack.

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