Unidentified gunmen open fire at church in Jordan, causing deaths and injuries, state TV says


Oct ⁠23 (Reuters) - Unidentified ⁠gunmen opened ‌fire inside a church ​in Jordan's ⁠Karak ⁠governorate, causing an ⁠unspecified ‌number ⁠of deaths and ​injuries, ‌state television ⁠reported ​on Friday, ⁠citing the ​Public Security Directorate. Authorities ⁠were pursuing the suspects, ​it ⁠said.

(Reporting by ​Eman ‌Abouhassira; editing ​by Philippa Fletcher)

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