Jordan arrests three suspects in deadly church attack

Suspects refuse to surrender and attack security forces, who return fire, wound and arrest them, authorities say.Published On 26 Oct 202626 Oct 2026Security forces have arrested three ⁠armed suspects in Jordan after days of searching for the attackers who killed eight people and wounded dozens at a church in Jordan’s Karak governorate, state media report.The suspects were located on Monday while hiding in an abandoned house in the village of Al-Jadeeda in Karak, Jordan’s Public Security Directorate said.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Jordan’s King Abdullah orders firm response after deadly church attacklist 2 of 3Masked gunmen kill seven in attack on church funeral in Jordanlist 3 of 3Thousands mourn victims of deadly Jordan church attackend of listThey refused to surrender and attacked security forces, who returned fire and arrested all three after wounding them, the directorate said in a statement published on state media.A Jordanian government source told Al Jazeera that the attackers sustained serious injuries during the confrontation with the security forces.One of the suspects was in a critical condition as a result of the injuries sustained during the fighting...