Armed Jordanian police officers patrol near mourners during the funeral of victims killed in an attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan on Sunday.Raad Adayleh/The Associated Press
Jordanian security forces have arrested three suspects over Friday’s attack on a church in the Karak area that killed nine, state television said on Monday.
The attack, in which gunmen opened fire on a church in the village of Hamoud in Karak governorate, killed nine people and wounded 40 others.
Jordan’s Public Security Directorate said security forces located the three suspects early on Monday hiding in an abandoned house. The suspects refused to surrender and opened fire on security forces, who returned fire and arrested all three after they were wounded.
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No security personnel were injured, and firearms and ammunition were seized, the directorate added.
The Public Security Directorate’s statement did not identify the suspects’ affiliation or say whether they belonged to any militant group.
Jordan’s interior minister said on Friday the attack was carried out by extremists, but it was too early to determine whether they had links to known groups inside or outside Jordan. No group has claimed responsibility.