Jordan: gunmen open fire during a funeral at a church in Karak, killing at least seven
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 8% of recent comparable stories
AustraliaCanberra 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.
What each one tells
opposition
CanadaOttawa 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.
- Australia
Regional
PerthNow links the attack to the strikes against Iran and the Iranian attacks targeting Jordan this year, without any element linking the shooters to Iran.
Relying on official sources
the ABC relies on state media and Jordanian authorities, which explains the successive different tolls.
What the account puts first
CanadaTerrorist
the National Post qualifies the attack as terrorist in its title while the government statement refers to unknown assailants
- Australia
this perspective does not carry this information
What it leans on
Canada onlyCanadaReliance on AP
CBC and Globe accounts repeat the Associated Press dispatch, which itself notes it cannot verify the number of assailants
and the figures
40 injured
Number of injured
injured
different figures28 injured according to the National Post
Headlines side by side
What each country's press ran as a headline, as published, in its original language. These headlines are not translated.
Australia
- Seven killed as gunmen open fire at Jordan church funeralSBS News Australia
- At least seven killed in Jordan church attackPerthNow
- Gunmen open fire at church in Jordan, killing at least sixABC News Australia
Headlines from the 8 other countries
Brazil
Malaysia
Pakistan
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Russia
Singapore
- Gunmen kill 7 at Jordan church, king vows retaliationChannel News Asia
- At least seven killed in attack at church in Jordan, state-owned outlet saysStraits Times
- Gunmen kill 7 at church in southern JordanStraits Times