Gunmen Kill Seven During Funeral at Church in Jordan's Karak

A funeral at a church in Jordan's southern Karak governorate became the scene of a deadly shooting on October 23. The New York Times, citing Jordan's state broadcaster, reported that the attack took place during the funeral.

The gunmen had not been identified, according to Middle East Eye. The available coverage does not establish a motive or explain why the funeral was targeted.

On October 23, two armed men got out of a vehicle and opened fire on people attending the funeral, according to a witness account reported by RT en Español.

Sky News reported that gunmen opened fire during the church funeral, with at least seven people killed. The coverage provides no detailed sequence of what happened inside the church.

The BBC, citing state media, reported seven deaths and another ten people injured in the southern Karak governorate. CNN also attributed its report of at least seven deaths to state media.

A manhunt was subsequently reported by the BBC. The supplied reports do not give further details about the search.

The reported toll stands at at least seven dead and ten injured. Middle East Eye described the attackers as unidentified, while the BBC reported that a manhunt was under way.

The coverage does not identify the victims, give the conditions of those injured or report any arrests.

The immediate pending development is the outcome of the manhunt reported by the BBC. The attackers' identities, their motive and the circumstances behind the shooting remain unresolved in the available reporting.