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Jordan arrests three following deadly terror attack on church

Jordanian authorities on Monday arrested three terrorists following a deadly attack on a church during a funeral procession that killed nine people in the western village of Hammoud.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated October 26, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC
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  • The arrests took place following a dawn shootout with security forces during which the suspects were wounded.

Jordanian authorities on Monday arrested three terrorists following a deadly attack on a church during a funeral procession that killed nine people in the western village of Hammoud.

Three men have been arrested in Jordan in connection with an attack on a Greek Orthodox church last week.

The three assailants – who are Islamic extremists, according the Jordanian director of public security – were injured in a dawn shootout with authorities and are due to be brought before the courts in the nation that supports capital punishment.

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