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6 killed, 28 wounded in shooting at church funeral in Jordan

Daily Sabah23 October 2026, 14:56 UTCJordan

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...

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