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
SingaporeSingapore 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.
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.
- Singapore
Security
the narrative focuses on the pursuit of suspects and the deployment of forces.
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.
- Singapore
the community
the local Christian population is only mentioned in a single contextual sentence.
What it leaves out
Singapore onlyQatarthis perspective does not carry this information
- Singapore
Reliance on official sources
the toll and images mainly come from Jordanian public television.
What it leans on
Singapore onlyQatarthis perspective does not carry this information
and the figures
34 injured, including 27 still being treated
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.
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
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