Three suspects arrested in Jordan over church attack

Following the attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan that left 9 dead and 40 injured, security forces have arrested three suspected individuals. According to a report by DW, the arrests were made early Monday morning following a firefight in a deserted building in Karak province, located approximately 120 kilometres south-west of the capital, Amman. The three arrested men include two brothers and their brother-in-law.

All three suspects were injured during the operation, but Jordanian security forces sustained no casualties. Jordan's Interior Minister Mazen Al-Fraya stated that the suspects offered fierce resistance but were ultimately apprehended. According to Jordan's Public Security Director Major-General Obedullah Al-Maytah, these individuals do not appear to be connected to any other group and are acting only on their own.

According to the DW report, the Jordanian Air Force has struck military hideouts in southern Syria, as suspects linked to the church attack were believed to be hiding there. Jordan's King Abdullah II has ordered a response with an 'iron fist' against this attack. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.