The Canada Brief

World · 8 d ago

Karak Castle, Karak, Jordan

Petar Milošević · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Jordan arrests three suspects over the deadly church attack

Since the attack

  1. Friday

    Gunmen open fire at a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Hamoud, killing eight

  2. Sunday

    The victims are buried in Karak before a large crowd

  3. Monday

    Three suspects are arrested after a gun battle in al-Jadeeda

Gunmen killed eight people at a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak province on Friday, and security forces arrested three suspects on Monday.

The suspects, all Jordanians, were hiding in an abandoned house and fired on security forces, who say all three were wounded, one critically. Officials say they are from one family, including two brothers.

What we know

  • Three suspects are in custody
  • All three are Jordanians

Not yet

  • Whether an armed group was involved
  • Who the suspects are

Authorities call the attackers "extremist terrorists" but have not named the suspects or linked them to any armed group.