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Death toll from Jordan church attack rises to nine

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Death toll from Jordan church attack rises to nine Two people wounded in an attack on a church in southern Jordan on Friday have succumbed to their injuries, bringing the death toll to nine, Health Minister Ibrahim Al-Bdour told AFP on Saturday. "The number of fatalities from the attack on the church in the village of Hammoud has risen to nine following the death of a second person who had been in critical condition," the minister stated. He said that that the death of an eighth victim had been confirmed earlier in the morning.

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