Jordan sentences 3 men to death over deadly church attack

A Jordanian court on Sunday sentenced three men to death by hanging over a deadly church shooting, as the kingdom’s Christmas celebrations were cancelled in solidarity with the victims’ families. Gunmen killed nine people and wounded 25 others when they stormed a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in southern Hammoud village, Karak governorate, on October 23. Authorities said three men, two Jordanian brothers and their relative by marriage, had fled after the attack and were arrested three days.

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