اِرْتِفَاعُ عَدَدِ قَتْلَى هُجُومِ كَنِيسَةٍ فِي الْكَرَكِ إِلَى تِسْعَةٍ
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قُتِلَ تِسْعَةُ أَشْخَاصٍ وَأُصِيبَ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ آخَرِينَ فِي إِطْلَاقِ نَارٍ عَلَى كَنِيسَةٍ فِي قَرْيَةِ حَمُّودٍ، فِي مُحَافَظَةِ الْكَرَكِ جَنُوبِيَّ الْأُرْدُنِّ. وَوَقَعَ الْهُجُومُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، الثَّالِثِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ أُكْتُوبَرَ، أَثْنَاءَ جَنَازَةٍ.
وَقَالَتْ وَكَالَةُ الْأَنْبَاءِ الْأُرْدُنِّيَّةُ إِنَّ الْكَنِيسَةَ تَتْبَعُ كَنِيسَةَ الرُّومِ الْأَرْثُوذُكْسِ. وَارْتَفَعَ عَدَدُ الْقَتْلَى إِلَى تِسْعَةٍ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ شَخْصٍ أُصِيبَ فِي الْهُجُومِ. وَأَفَادَتِ الْوَكَالَةُ أَنَّ الْجِهَاتِ الْأَمْنِيَّةَ تُحَقِّقُ فِي الْحَادِثَةِ.
وَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَسْبَابُ الْهُجُومِ مَعْرُوفَةً بَعْدُ، وَلَمْ تَتَبَنَّ أَيُّ جَمَاعَةٍ مَسْؤُولِيَّتَهُ. وَأَعْلَنَتِ الْحُكُومَةُ الْحِدَادَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ عَلَى الضَّحَايَا. كَمَا زَارَ مَلِكُ الْأُرْدُنِّ الْمُصَابِينَ، وَدَعَا إِلَى حِفْظِ وَحْدَةِ الْأُرْدُنِّيِّينَ.
وَتَقَعُ الْكَرَكُ جَنُوبَ الْعَاصِمَةِ عَمَّانَ، وَيَعِيشُ فِيهَا مُسْلِمُونَ وَمَسِيحِيُّونَ. وَقَالَتْ كَنِيسَةُ الرُّومِ الْأَرْثُوذُكْسِ إِنَّ الْعُنْفَ لَنْ يُفَرِّقَ بَيْنَ أَبْنَاءِ الْبَلَدِ. وَتُوَاصِلُ الْجِهَاتُ الْأَمْنِيَّةُ التَّحْقِيقَ لِمَعْرِفَةِ مَا حَدَثَ وَتَحْدِيدِ الْمَسْؤُولِينَ.
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Death Toll in Karak Church Attack Rises to Nine
Nine people were killed and more than 40 others were injured in a shooting at a church in the village of Hamoud, in Jordan’s southern Karak Governorate. The attack took place on Friday, October 23, during a funeral.
The Jordan News Agency said the church belongs to the Greek Orthodox Church. The death toll rose to nine after a person injured in the attack died. The agency reported that security authorities were investigating the incident.
The reason for the attack was not yet known, and no group had claimed responsibility. The government announced three days of mourning for the victims. Jordan’s king also visited the injured and called for Jordanians to preserve their unity.
Karak lies south of the capital, Amman, and is home to Muslim and Christian residents. The Greek Orthodox Church said violence would not divide the people of the country. Security authorities are continuing the investigation to establish what happened and identify those responsible.
Key Vocabulary
| Arabic | Part of speech | English |
|---|---|---|
| إِطْلَاقُ النَّارِ | noun phrase | shooting; gunfire |
| مُحَافَظَةٌ | noun | governorate |
| جَنَازَةٌ | noun | funeral |
| اِرْتَفَعَ | verb | rose; increased |
| الْجِهَاتُ الْأَمْنِيَّةُ | noun phrase | security authorities |
| أَسْبَابٌ | noun | reasons |
| تَتَبَنَّى | verb | claims; adopts |
| الْحِدَادُ | noun | mourning |
| وَحْدَةٌ | noun | unity |
| يُوَاصِلُ | verb | continues |
Sources
- Petra, Jordan News Agency: Death Toll in Karak Church Terrorist Attack Rises to 9
- Associated Press: Survivor of deadly attack on Jordan church describes people crawling for their lives
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