ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – A Jordanian court on Sunday sentenced three men to death by hanging over their involvement in a deadly October shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak that killed nine people and wounded dozens. 

The attack took place on October 23 in the village of Hammoud, where assailants stormed a Greek Orthodox church during a funeral procession.

The State Security Court convicted the suspects of several charges, including “carrying out terrorist acts resulting in nine deaths in conspiracy, executing terrorist acts using weapons and ammunition on two counts … and promoting terrorist group ideology,” state media reported.

One of the alleged perpetrators was also charged with “providing funds to finance terrorist acts,” under the country's law against money laundering and terrorist financing.

The suspects were arrested three days following the incident, while hiding in an abandoned house in Karak. They reportedly opened fire on security forces, who returned fire and arrested all three after wounding them. No security personnel were injured.

The attack drew condemnation from regional and international leaders and governments.

Karak is home to a significant Christian community in the Muslim-majority kingdom.

A funeral service was held in Hammoud village in October, where the flag-draped coffins of eight of the nine victims were carried past mourners before the victims were laid to rest next to the church. 

In 2016, gunmen carried out a series of attacks in the province, including an ambush on police near a Crusader castle popular with tourists. The attacks killed 10 people, including seven police officers, and wounded dozens. Jordanian security forces killed the gunmen after a prolonged standoff.