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Gunmen open fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan, killing 7 and wounding 40
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Footage broadcast on Jordanian state television showed three gunmen firing shots at a Greek Orthodox church in the city of Karak on Friday. (Image credit: AP Photo)
Footage broadcast on Jordanian state television showed three gunmen firing shots at a Greek Orthodox church in the city of Karak on Friday. (Image credit: AP Photo)
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Footage broadcast on state TV shows three attackers approaching Greek Orthodox church and firing shots Eight people have been killed after gunmen opened fire at a funeral at a church in Jordan in a rare attack on the country’s Christian minority. Authorities described the attack
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