Gunmen open fire at funeral in Jordan church, seven killed

Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan's Karak city, killing seven people.

According to officials, 40 people were wounded in the incident. However, according to Onlinekhabar, unidentified gunmen opened indiscriminate fire at a church in the Hamud area of Karak province while a funeral was underway. That report stated that at least 7 people were killed and more than 34 wounded.

Sources have given differing figures for the number of wounded. The shooting occurred while people had gathered at the church for the funeral.

Reports have not disclosed who the attackers were or why they carried out the attack.