JERUSALEM (AP) — Gunmen opened fire inside a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan on Friday, causing a number of deaths and injuries, the kingdom’s law enforcement agency said. Authorities didn’t immediately provide a death toll.

The shooting took place at a a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, about 180 kilometers (110 miles) south of the capital, Amman.

Security services were investigating the shooting, government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani said in a statement. Karak is home to a minority Christian population.

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