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Jordan holds mourning ceremony for victims of attack on Christian community
Jordanian state television broadcast the live transfer of coffins during a mourning ceremony in the village of Hamoud on Sunday. The ceremony honored victims of a shooting attack by Islamists targeting a Christian community.
The death toll from the attack rose to nine people after one person injured during the Friday shooting died on Saturday.
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- ReportingZahl der Toten steigt / Jordanien feiert Trauerfeier für Terroropfer
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