Families of victims killed in Jordanian strike deny links to church attack
Jordan said it targeted ‘terrorist hideouts’ in Syria, but relatives of those killed deny any link to last week’s church.
Al Jazeera English reports: Jordan said it targeted ‘terrorist hideouts’ in Syria, but relatives of those killed deny any link to last week’s church.
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