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Jordan has arrested three men in connection with a deadly attack on a Greek Orthodox church, according to reports. The arrests followed a dawn shootout with Jordanian security forces in which the suspects were wounded.

BBC News reports that the shooting took place on the preceding Friday in the village of Hmoud and left nine Christians dead.

Al Jazeera reported, citing authorities, that the suspects refused to surrender and exchanged fire with security forces before they were wounded and arrested.

The identities of the three men and any organization linked to the incident had not been publicly disclosed, Al Jazeera reported. BBC News also said that no group had claimed responsibility for the attack at the time of its report.

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  1. Al JazeeraJordan arrests three suspects in deadly church attack
  2. Deutsche WelleJordan: 3 arrested over deadly church attack
  3. BBC NewsJordan arrests three men suspected of deadly church attack after shootout
  4. The New Indian ExpressJordan arrests three over church attack