Authorities are investigating the rare attack on a Christian church; the assailants remain unidentified and at large.
Who was behind the deadly church shooting in Jordan?
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- Watch: CCTV footage shows gunmen near church in Jordan
- Deadly shooting near Paris is a 'racist terrorist attack', Macron says
- Seven shot dead by gunmen at church funeral in Jordan, officials say
- Masked gunmen kill seven in attack on church funeral in Jordan
- Gunmen open fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan, killing 7 and wounding 40
- Jordan’s King Abdullah orders firm response after deadly church attack
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