Jordan sentences three to death over church attack that killed nine

AMMAN — Jordan’s State Security Court on Sunday sentenced three men to death after convicting them of carrying out a terrorist attack on a church in Karak Governorate last month that killed nine people and injured 34 others.The court found the three defendants guilty of committing terrorist acts resulting in the deaths of nine people, according to the state-run Petra News Agency.They were also convicted of conspiring to commit terrorist acts using weapons and promoting the ideology of a terrorist organization.One of the defendants was additionally convicted of providing financial support for terrorist activities, the agency reported.The attack occurred on Oct. 23 during a funeral service inside a church in Karak, western Jordan, leaving nine people dead and 34 wounded.Jordan’s Public Security Directorate announced on Oct. 26 that security forces had arrested the three suspects following coordinated search operations.According to the directorate, security personnel located the suspects inside an abandoned house in Karak, where they refused to surrender and opened fire on security forces.The operation ended with the arrest of all three suspects, who sustained injuries during the confrontation.Authorities also seized firearms and ammunition from the suspects.The Public Security Directorate confirmed that no security personnel were injured during the operation.