Jordan: gunmen open fire during a funeral at a church in Karak, killing at least seven

Australia

3 SOURCES

Security Agency Narrative · 6 of 10 countries

Canberra is closely monitoring the attack on Karak by tracking the shooters: Australian media is reporting the successive tolls, the lack of claims and the exceptional nature of such violence in a Jordan deemed relatively stable.

Brazil

4 SOURCES

Security Agency Narrative · 6 of 10 countries

Brasília is portraying the Karak attack as an ongoing manhunt, in a Jordanian country deemed stable but increasingly exposed since the strikes against Iran in February.

Canada

incl. 1 state outlet

3 SOURCES

Emphasis on Qualification and Royal Response · 4 of 10 countries

Ottawa takes a security stance: unidentified shooters on the run in Karak, an investigation is opened and a king who promises a firm response, with the 2016 precedent as a reference.

United States

3 SOURCES

Emphasis on Qualification and Royal Response · 4 of 10 countries

The United States government first considers tracking and qualifying it as terrorism: the American press relays the official toll, the images of the state television and the royal promise of retaliation "with an iron hand".

Malaysia

2 SOURCES

Security Agency Narrative · 6 of 10 countries

Kuala Lumpur is reconstructing the Karak attack from surveillance footage and witness accounts, and is following the pursuit of the assailants announced by the Jordanian Interior Minister.

Pakistan

2 SOURCES

Security Agency Narrative · 6 of 10 countries

Islamabad relays the dispatch on Karak without comment and puts it in the context of the regional war with Iran, emphasizing the rarity of such an attack in Jordan.

Poland

2 SOURCES

Security Agency Narrative · 6 of 10 countries

Warsaw is sticking to the security dispatch: shooters on the run, changing toll and operation of Jordanian forces, without a political or regional reading of the Karak attack.

Qatar

incl. 1 state outlet

2 SOURCES

Emphasis on Qualification and Royal Response · 4 of 10 countries

Doha is taking note of King Abdallah II's response and that of the Jordanian executive: a promise of "the toughest reprisals" and a call for national unity after an extremely rare attack in the kingdom.

Russia

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3 SOURCES

Emphasis on Qualification and Royal Response · 4 of 10 countries

Moscow qualifies the Karak shooting as a terrorist act and is particularly focused on the toll, the escape of the assailants and the manhunt conducted by Jordanian forces.

Singapore

2 SOURCES

Security Agency Narrative · 6 of 10 countries

Singapore relays the Karak attack through news agency dispatches: a quantified toll, the hunt for the assailants and King Abdallah II's promise of retaliation, set against the backdrop of Iranian attacks targeting Jordan.