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
United StatesThe 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".
What each one tells
opposition
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.
- United States
through royal qualification
the Fox News title highlights the term terrorism used by the king.
What the account puts first
AustraliaRegional
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.
- United States
Minimal community context
the three dispatches limit themselves to one sentence about the Christian minority in Karak.
What it leaves out
United States onlyAustraliathis perspective does not carry this information
and the figures
this press does not report this figure
Number of injured
injured
only one reports it40 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.
United States
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
Canada
Malaysia
Pakistan
Poland
Qatar
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