Jordan sentences three to death over church attack

Jordan’s State Security Court sentenced three men to death for the October 23 terrorist attack on St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church in Karak. Gunmen opened fire during a funeral, killing nine people and injuring dozens. The defendants, reportedly two brothers and a relative by marriage, were convicted of terrorism-related offenses including attacks resulting in death, weapons crimes, conspiracy and promoting terrorist ideology. They were arrested three days after the attack. The sentences can be appealed and are subject to automatic review by Jordan’s Court of Cassation. The shooting shocked Jordan, where Christians are a small minority.