A police officer stands guard outside the church where a shooting attack occurred during a funeral in Jordan's southern governorate of Karak, Jordan, Oct. 23, 2026. Seven people were killed and 34 others injured in a shooting attack during a funeral in Jordan's southern governorate of Karak, the Jordanian Public Security Directorate said Friday. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
AMMAN, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed and 34 others injured in a shooting attack during a funeral in Jordan's southern governorate of Karak, the Jordanian Public Security Directorate said Friday.
The casualties occurred when armed individuals opened fire inside a church in Karak, the directorate said earlier.
A spokesperson for the directorate said in a statement that the criminal act was carried out by unidentified individuals, noting that investigations are proceeding intensively.
Jordan's King Abdullah II described the attack on social media platform X as a "terrorist attack," saying it will be met with the harshest retaliation.
Minister of Government Communication Mohammad Al-Momani said on X that Prime Minister Jafar Hassan would chair a meeting in Karak to oversee the authorities' response to this "heinous terrorist crime." ■
The photo shows the church where a shooting attack occurred during a funeral in Jordan's southern governorate of Karak, Jordan, Oct. 23, 2026. Seven people were killed and 34 others injured in a shooting attack during a funeral in Jordan's southern governorate of Karak, the Jordanian Public Security Directorate said Friday. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
People gather outside a hospital in Karak after a shooting attack in Jordan's southern governorate of Karak, Oct. 23, 2026. Seven people were killed and 34 others injured in a shooting attack during a funeral in Jordan's southern governorate of Karak, the Jordanian Public Security Directorate said Friday. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
The photo shows the church where a shooting attack occurred during a funeral in Jordan's southern governorate of Karak, Jordan, Oct. 23, 2026. Seven people were killed and 34 others injured in a shooting attack during a funeral in Jordan's southern governorate of Karak, the Jordanian Public Security Directorate said Friday. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)