Jordan airstrikes on Syria in response to deadly church terror attack kill five
Jordanian authorities on Monday arrested three suspects over last week's deadly attack that killed nine people in a church funeral procession in the village of Hammoud.
- Jordan's military later launched strikes on "terrorist organisations" in neighbouring Syria in retaliation for the attack by alleged Islamic extremists, killing five civilians including women and children, a health official confirmed.
Jordanian authorities on Monday arrested three suspects over last week's deadly attack that killed nine people in a church funeral procession in the village of Hammoud.
Three men have been arrested in Jordan in connection with an attack on a Greek Orthodox church last week.
The arrests took place following a dawn shootout with security forces during which the suspects were wounded.
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