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…
France 24 reports: 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.
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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