Summary
A Jordanian court sentenced three men to death by hanging for a gun attack on a Greek Orthodox church funeral in Hammoud village on October 23. The attack killed nine people and wounded 25. Jordanian authorities said the three men were arrested three days after fleeing the scene.Key Facts
- The attack took place during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Hammoud village, in Jordan’s Karak governorate.
- Gunmen killed nine people and wounded 25 in the October 23 attack.
- The court sentenced three men to death by hanging.
- The court convicted the men of terrorist attacks resulting in death, weapons offenses, conspiracy to commit terrorist acts, and promoting a terrorist organization’s ideas.
- Jordanian authorities said the three men were two brothers and their relative by marriage.
- Authorities said the men fled after the attack and were arrested three days later.
- The attack prompted Jordanian strikes on targets in neighboring Syria.
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