Jordan church funeral death toll rises to nine as survivor says gunmen returned to finish off the wounded
Saed al-Halaseh watched three masked men fire on mourners outside the Greek Orthodox church in Hamoud, Karak, then shoot the fallen a second time. He survived by crawling behind a parked car. Government spokesman Mohammad Momani blamed 'extremist takfiri ideology', but no group has claimed Friday's attack. No arrests have been announced, and nearly 40 people were wounded.
King Abdullah II vowed 'the harshest retaliation' and an 'iron fist' against the attackers.
Health Minister Ibrahim al-Budour says one critically injured patient remains unstable in hospital.
Al-Halaseh: 'The sense of security we once had... has, sadly, vanished.'
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