Jordan church attack death toll rises to nine, officials cite extremist ideology

The death toll from Friday's shooting at a Greek Orthodox church funeral in Karak, Jordan, rose to nine on Saturday, with nearly 40 others wounded; one critically injured patient remains hospitalized. Government spokesperson Mohammad Momani said the attackers subscribed to "extremist takfiri ideology." No arrests have been announced. A survivor described people crawling for their lives as gunmen returned to fire more bullets.