A Jordanian court on Sunday sentenced three men to death by hanging for their roles in a deadly gun attack on a church funeral procession. The attack occurred on October 23 in Hammoud village, located in Jordan's Karak governorate.
During the incident, gunmen stormed a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church, killing nine people and wounding 25 others. According to authorities, the three men involved were two Jordanian brothers and their relative by marriage. The group fled the scene following the attack but were arrested three days later.
The Jordanian military stated on Sunday that the "State Security Court issued its ruling sentencing to death the three criminals who carried out the terrorist attack" at the Greek Orthodox church. The court found the men guilty of "committing terrorist attacks" resulting in death, weapons offences, "conspiracy to commit terrorist acts" and "promoting the ideas of a terrorist organisation".
The attack caused significant shock in the Muslim-majority kingdom, where Christians represent approximately three percent of the population. The violence prompted retaliatory strikes by Jordan on "terrorist organisations" in neighboring Syria.
