Six killed in attack at church funeral in Jordan

Six people were killed and 28 wounded in an attack by unidentified assailants during a funeral at a church in Jordan's Karak governorate, the Public Security Directorate said on Friday.

Authorities said an investigation was under way and that they would announce its findings as they became available.

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