Deadly violent attacks are historically rare in Jordan and in the Karak governorate

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Jordanian authorities reported no immediate claim of responsibility for the October 23, 2026 attack on St. George's Greek Orthodox Church in Karak

Masked gunmen opened fire during a funeral procession at the Hamoud church in Jordan's Karak governorate on October 23, 2026

Jordanian state media initially reported seven people killed in the October 23, 2026 Karak church attack, while Jordan's Public Security Directorate later stated six were confirmed dead

Jordanian government spokesperson Mohammad Al-Momani called the October 23, 2026 shooting at the Hamoud church a heinous attack and stated that security forces were deployed to Karak to pursue the suspects

Witness Khaled Burqan told Al-Mamlaka television that two assailants, one armed with a pistol and the other with a rifle, fired on dozens of mourners at St. George's Greek Orthodox Church in Hamoud for several minutes

The October 23, 2026 Karak church shooting left between 10 and 28 people injured

Political analyst Xavier Abu Eid noted that the October 23, 2026 attack on the Karak church conflicts with Jordan's public diplomacy as a custodian of Christian and Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem

Eyewitness Tamer Halasa reported that more than 150 people were gathered inside and outside St. George's Greek Orthodox Church when two individuals stepped out of a vehicle and began shooting

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The October 23, 2026 attack at St. George's Greek Orthodox Church occurred in the predominantly Christian town of Hamoud in northern Karak

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