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
BrazilBrasília 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.
What each one tells
opposition
QatarDoha 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.
- Brazil
Community
Veja puts the Christian minority affected by the attack in the spotlight.
Omission of perpetrators
the account notes that the attack is not attributed to anyone, without developing any hypothesis.
What the account puts first
Qatarby the royal response
Gulf Times highlights the king's statement on Jordanian unity.
Relying on official sources
Al Jazeera refers to Jordanian public television for the details of the manhunt.
Evolving toll
the articles give different numbers of injured without explicitly comparing them.
- Brazil
Reliance on a single source
the initial toll is based on a security authority cited by the state television.
What it leans on
Brazil onlyQatarthis perspective does not carry this information
and the figures
34 injured, including 27 hospitalized
Number of injured
injured
same figure34 injured
Headlines side by side
What each country's press ran as a headline, as published, in its original language. These headlines are not translated.
Brazil
Headlines from the 8 other countries
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
Canada
Malaysia
Pakistan
Poland
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