Fatal church shooting in Jordan's Karak

Gunmen kill at least seven people and injure ten inside a church in Karak, and Jordanian authorities are pursuing the suspects.

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Gunmen opened fire during a funeral inside a church in Karak, killing at least seven, Jordanian state TV says.

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Two gunmen attacked a funeral service in Hamud village, Karak province, Reuters reports citing Roya News. Middle East Eye says some of the wounded are in critical condition.

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Jordan's government spokesperson says 28 people were wounded in the Karak church shooting and puts the dead at six, revising the earlier toll of seven.

Correction: death toll 7 dead → 6 dead

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King Abdullah vows to punish the Karak church attackers "with an iron fist," according to laSexta.

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King Abdullah II calls the Karak church shooting a terrorist attack and vows the harshest possible retaliation, according to Spiegel and Volkskrant.

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Jordan's Public Security Directorate says 34 people were wounded in the Karak church attack, and puts the dead at seven.

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Poland's foreign ministry says a Polish-Jordanian family was injured in the Karak church attack, which it calls terrorism.

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Jordan's King Abdullah vows the harshest punishment for the perpetrators as authorities report at least 34 people are wounded alongside seven dead in Karak.

No source was given for this update.

Jordan's Prime Minister Jafar Hassan declares three days of national mourning from Friday, with flags flown at half-mast, according to La Libre.

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