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Watch: CCTV footage appears to show gunmen near church in Jordan

Watch: CCTV footage appears to show gunmen near church in Jordan

Six people were killed when gunmen opened fire on a funeral in central Jordan, a government spokesperson has said.

Another 28 people were injured in the church in the Karak governorate on Friday.

The unidentified gunmen are reported to have arrived in a car and began shooting inside the church before fleeing the scene.

Security forces have been deployed to the area after the "heinous" attack, government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani said.

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