Jordan tightens security after deadly church attack kills eight

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Jordan increased security at malls, foreign embassies, and other sites as authorities searched for attackers who killed eight people and wounded 40 at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak governorate. Officials described the shooting during a funeral as extremist terrorism; no group had claimed responsibility.

By AbdelHadi Ramahi HAMOUD, Jordan, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Security was stepped up at malls, foreign embassies and other locations across Jordan, the US embassy in Amman said on Saturday, as authorities searched for gunmen who killed eight people and wounded 40 in a church attack. The assailants fired for several minutes in broad daylight during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak governorate on Friday, in what Jordanian authorities described as an act of extremist terrorism. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.