At least seven killed after gunmen open fire at church in Jordan

Survivors say two masked gunmen began shooting as dozens attended a funeral procession.

Jordanian security personnel [File: Muhammad Hamed/Reuters]

At least seven people have been killed, and 10 others wounded, in a shooting in Jordan’s Karak governorate that saw gunmen open fire during a funeral at a church.

Jordanian sources told Al Jazeera that at least seven people are confirmed dead after Friday’s attack.

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Survivors said they heard an explosion when the funeral procession started, after which masked gunmen broke into the church and began shooting.

State-owned television station Al-Mamlaka reported that security forces were deployed to the Hamoud church and were pursuing two suspects, who reportedly got out of a vehicle before opening fire.

Funeral attendee Khaled Burqan told Al-Mamlaka that dozens of people were at the procession. One of the assailants carried a pistol, he said, and the other carried a rifle.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack; Jordanian authorities have not said who was responsible.

Such attacks are extremely rare in Jordan.

Christians make up a minority of the Jordan’s population of roughly 11.5 million, though the country is home to several biblical sites that attract Christians from around the world.

幸存者称，两名蒙面枪手在数十人参加葬礼游行时开始射击。

约旦安全人员 [图片：Muhammad Hamed/路透社]

约旦卡拉克省发生枪击事件，枪手在教堂葬礼期间开枪，造成至少7人死亡，10人受伤。

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幸存者称，葬礼队伍出发时他们听到一声爆炸，之后蒙面枪手闯入教堂开始射击。

国营电视台 Al-Mamlaka 报道称，安全部队已部署到哈穆德教堂，并正在追捕两名嫌疑人，据报道，这两名嫌疑人在开枪前下了车。

参加葬礼的哈立德·布尔坎告诉《阿尔-马姆拉卡报》，送葬队伍中有数十人。他说，其中一名袭击者携带手枪，另一名携带步枪。

目前尚无任何组织或个人声称对此次袭击负责；约旦当局也未透露袭击者身份。

此类袭击在约旦极其罕见。

约旦人口约 1150 万，基督徒只占少数，但该国拥有几处圣经遗址，吸引着来自世界各地的基督徒。