A group of gunmen stormed a Christian church in Jordan during a funeral on Friday, killing nine people and injuring more than two dozen, according to authorities.The shooting took place at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, about 55 miles south of the capital, Amman.Jordanian Health Minister Ibrahim al-Budour said Saturday that one critically injured patient remained hospitalized at Prince Ali Military Hospital in unstable condition.Government spokesperson Mohammad Momani said Saturday that the attackers subscribed to "extremist takfiri ideology," which brands people who reject a strict interpretation of Islam as apostates or nonbelievers.Terrorist groups such as ISIS have invoked takfiri beliefs to justify killing Muslims, Christians and Jews.Journalists and other people stand outside a Greek Orthodox church cordoned off with crime scene tape hours after gunmen opened fire during a funeral in Hamoud village, in Jordan's Karak governorate on Oct.
23, 2026.(AP Photo)BISHOP ROBERT BARRON: THE WAR ON CHRISTIANS IS REAL AND THE WORLD CAN NO LONGER STAY SILENTKarak is home to a sizable Christian minority, and Momani sought to emphasize that Christians are "part of Jordan's national fabric."It remains unclear whether the gunmen were affiliated with any terror group, and Jordanian authorities have not announced any arrests in connection with the attack.Footage shown on Jordanian state television showed two gunmen armed with what appeared to be pistols approaching the church and opening fire, The Associated Press reported.A third man carrying what appeared to be a semiautomatic rifle joined them moments later, before all three rushed toward the church.People and security forces gather outside a Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Hammoud in Jordan's Karak governorate following a shooting on Oct.
23, 2026.Gunmen killed at least seven people, authorities said.
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