23.10.2026 22:00
New footage has emerged of an armed attack during a funeral at a church in the town of Hmood in Jordan's Karak Governorate. The footage of the attack, in which 7 people lost their lives and 27 were injured, showed the crowd fleeing in panic upon seeing the armed individuals.
New footage has emerged of the armed attack carried out during a funeral ceremony at a church in Jordan's Karak Governorate.
HERE ARE NEW IMAGES FROM THE BLOODY ATTACK
In Jordan today, 7 people lost their lives and 27 people were injured in an attack on a church. After the attack carried out during a funeral ceremony in the town of Hmood in Karak Governorate, new footage of the moment of the incident was released to the public.
Jordan's Director General of Public Security, Major General Ubaydullah al-Mayaita, held a press conference in the city of Kerek together with Interior Minister Mazin al-Faraya. Al-Mayaita stated that 7 people lost their lives in the attack and that 27 injured people were receiving treatment in hospitals.
"TERRORIST ACT BY AN EXTREMIST GROUP"
Jordanian Interior Minister Faraya also stated that the attack was a terrorist act carried out by an extremist group and condemned the attack.
"This attack has pierced the hearts of Jordanian families," said Faraya, adding that security units were continuing their efforts without interruption to catch the perpetrators. Faraya said, "This cowardly terrorist act will further increase Jordanians' determination to reject violence and extremism and to fight all types of terrorism."
STATEMENT FROM KING ABDULLAH
Jordan's King Abdullah II also said in a statement from the social media account of the US-based company X, "We will respond to the terrorist act targeting Kerek with the harshest punishments."
King Abdullah said, "The efforts of those who think that bullets of betrayal will divide the ranks of Jordanians have been thwarted in the face of our determination and unity," and stressed that all Jordanians from the north to the south of the country are united.
King Abdullah, who offered condolences to the relatives of those who lost their lives and wished the injured a speedy recovery, said, "The blood of Jordanians is precious. We will respond with an iron fist to those who lay a hand on this country."
THREE ARMED PEOPLE OPENED FIRE INDISCRIMINATELY
In reports in the local media after the attack, it was stated that 3 armed people who got out of a vehicle near the church opened fire indiscriminately. It was also stated that there were more than 150 people inside and outside the church during the incident. Meanwhile, a publication ban was imposed by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office after the attack.
Kerek Hospital, where the injured were taken, called for emergency blood donations for the injured. In a report on Jordanian television, it was reported that according to initial findings, at least 7 people lost their lives and 10 people were injured in the armed attack on a church in the city of Kerek.