Jordan: Three arrested following attack on church

 

TT-AFP

 

Published 04.36

 

Funeral for those killed in the attack in Karak. Photo: Raad Adayleh/AP/TT

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan, state television reports.

Nine people were killed and 25 others injured in the attack, which took place on Friday.

The church is located in the city of Karak, which is home to a Christian minority population.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II has previously vowed the “severest possible punishment” for those responsible.