### [2026-10-26](/feed/2026/10/26/index.md)

##### 2026 Karak church shooting
# The three gunmen who carried out a mass shooting at a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak Governorate, Jordan, are wounded and arrested after a shootout with security forces at an abandoned building. 

No group has yet said it was behind Friday's shooting attack in the village of Hmoud, which left nine Christians dead.


### Sources:

1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm4g17qq8wz4o) [Image](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6bbd/live/f830f0d0-d128-11f1-a701-fddedf244c16.jpg)

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