Jordan's king vows harsh response after deadly church attack in Karak

An armed attack on a church in Karak during a funeral has killed seven and wounded 40, prompting Jordan's king to vow harsh retaliation.

• Armed attackers fired on participants in a funeral at a church in Karak, killing seven and wounding 40, the Public Security Directorate announced.
• King Abdullah II said Jordan will confront the terrorist act that targeted Karak with the harshest penalties.
• The Catholic Church in Egypt, via Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac, offered condolences to King Abdullah II and said it prays for the victims' families and the wounded.
• Egyptian singer Tamer Hosny offered condolences to the Jordanian people in a Facebook post, wishing the wounded a swift recovery.
• King Abdullah II visited wounded survivors at a military hospital in Karak, vowing that the attackers will not escape punishment.