At least seven dead in a shooting inside a church in Jordan

BarcelonaAt least seven people have died and 34 more have been injured in a shooting in the Karak Governorate, in Jordan, where several armed men opened fire during a funeral at a church. Survivors have explained that they heard an explosion when a funeral was beginning, after which several armed and masked men stormed the church and began shooting. The public television station Al-Mamlaka has reported that security forces have deployed to the Hamoud church and are searching for two suspects who, according to initial reports, got out of a vehicle before opening fire.

Khaled Burqan, one of the attendees at the funeral, explained to the media outlet that dozens of people were participating in the procession. According to his testimony, one of the attackers was carrying a pistol and the other, a rifle. At the moment, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack and the Jordanian authorities have not identified those responsible. The Minister of the Interior, Mazin Al Farrayeh, has said that the attack was carried out by "extremists".

This type of attack is extremely uncommon in Jordan. Christians represent a minority of the Jordanian population, of about 11.5 million inhabitants, although the country is home to various biblical sites that attract Christians from all over the world.