Jordanian security forces arrested three suspects in Friday's attack on a church in Karak that killed nine, state television said on Monday.
The attack, in which gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church on Friday in the village of Hamoud in Karak governorate, about 120 km (75 miles) southwest of the capital Amman, also wounded 40 others. The shooting lasted several minutes, witnesses said.
Jordan's Public Security Directorate said security forces located the three suspects early on Monday hiding in an abandoned house in Karak. The suspects refused to surrender and opened fire on security forces, who returned fire and arrested all three after they were wounded, the directorate said in a statement carried on state media.
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No security personnel were injured, and a number of firearms and ammunition were found in the suspects' possession after their arrest.
"Terrorism has no place among us," the directorate said, adding that the suspects had met their "just fate".
The Public Security Directorate did not identify the suspects' affiliation or say whether they belonged to any militant group.
People react during the funeral of victims of a church shooting in Karak, Jordan
People attend the funeral for victims of the Karak church shooting
Jordanian authorities have said the attack was carried out by "extremist terrorists", but it was too early to determine whether they had links to known groups inside or outside Jordan. There has been no claim of responsibility.
Interior Minister Mazen Al Faraya said on Monday authorities were reviewing the circumstances that led young people towards extremism and would hold accountable anyone found to have participated in the attack.
King Abdullah, a US partner in the fight against militant groups, has ordered security forces to respond with an "iron fist" to the rare attack on Jordan's Christian minority.
A burial site is prepared ahead of the funeral of Karak church shooting victims
The grounds of Saint George’s Greek Orthodox Church, where gunmen opened fire during a funeral, is cordoned-off
Following the shooting, security was stepped up at malls, foreign embassies and other locations across Jordan, the US embassy in Amman said.
Such violence is highly unusual in Jordan though authorities say they have foiled several militant plots over the years.
Christians make up a minority of Jordan's population. The country is home to several biblical sites that attract Christian pilgrims from around the world.