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Jordan sentences three to death over deadly church attack

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(Nov. 15, 2026 / JNS)

A Jordanian court on Sunday sentenced three men to death by hanging for carrying out an Oct. 23 attack on a church in southern Jordan that killed nine people, AFP reported.

The gunmen attacked St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church in Karak governorate during a funeral.

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