Three men sentenced to death in Jordan over fatal church mass shooting
Also reported by France24, Al Jazeera
Summary
A Jordanian court sentenced three men to death by hanging for a shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak governorate on 23 October. The attack killed nine people attending a Christian funeral and injured 34 others.Key Facts
- The court convicted the three men of terrorist acts, weapons offenses, promoting the ideas of a terrorist organization, and conspiracy to commit terrorist acts.
- The three men are two Jordanian brothers and their brother-in-law; authorities have not publicly identified them.
- They fled the scene and were arrested three days later after a shootout with security forces in Karak governorate.
- The men were wounded in the shootout, and no security personnel were hurt.
- Jordan carried out air strikes in Syria the week after the church attack, saying it targeted terrorist organizations in retaliation.
- Syrian health officials said five people were killed in the strike in Daraa province.
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