Gunmen kill nine in Jordan church attack; PM vows to arrest assailants

Gunmen opened fire on mourners inside an Orthodox church in Jordan's Karak governorate, killing nine, as authorities prepared funerals and continued the manhunt.

• The death toll from Friday's shooting inside an Orthodox church in Hamoud village, Karak, has risen to nine after one wounded victim died.
• Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan said Sunday that state agencies are working to arrest the assailants, and that fighting extremism extends beyond security into awareness and thought.
• Health Minister Ibrahim al-Badur said 27 wounded remain hospitalized out of roughly 40 people injured in the attack.
• Funerals are set for Sunday afternoon, with victims' bodies moved from Karak hospital to Hamoud cemetery and a collective mourning house prepared.
• King Abdullah II chaired a security meeting directing Jordan's forces to respond firmly and pursue those responsible for the attack.
• The king visited wounded survivors in hospital, saying Jordan would strike with an iron fist anyone who targets the country.
• Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry condemned the attack and affirmed its solidarity with Jordan, condemning terrorism in all its forms.
• Armenia and Azerbaijan's foreign ministries condemned the attack, expressing solidarity with the Jordanian people and denouncing violence against worshipers.
• Thousands of mourners gathered in Hamoud village to bury eight victims of the church attack amid hymns and floral wreaths.
• The ninth victim, a doctor, is to be buried Monday in the capital Amman.
• King Abdullah ordered a review of policies to counter extremist ideology following the attack.