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Jordan sentences three men to death by hanging after deadly church attack

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What happened Three men have been convicted of carrying out an attack on a church in the Karak governorate that killed nine people.
The headline split Al Jazeera English frames it as "Jordan sentences three men to death by hanging after deadly church attack". The Straits Times frames it as "Jordan sentences 3 men to death over church attack".
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CenterJordan sentences three men to death by hanging after deadly church attack

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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Nov 15, 8:15 AM

Jordan sentences three men to death by hanging after deadly church attack

three menby hangingdeadly church attack

Three men have been convicted of carrying out an attack on a church in the Karak governorate that killed nine people.

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Arab NewsNews report · Nov 15, 7:35 AM

Jordan court sentences perpetrators of Karak church attack to death

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A Jordanian court on Sunday sentenced three men to death by hanging for carrying out last month's deadly gun attack on a church in the kingdom's south. In a statement, the Jordanian militar...

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France 24News report · Nov 15, 8:53 AM

Three sentenced to death over Jordan church attack

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A Jordian court on Sunday sentenced the three gunmen responsible for a terror attack on a church funeral procession in the village of Hamoud that killed nine and wounded others. The attack...

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The Straits TimesNews report · Nov 15, 8:42 AM

Jordan sentences 3 men to death over church attack

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Gunmen killed nine people and wounded 25 others when they stormed a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church.

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