New Delhi: India has on Saturday (October 24) condemned the attack on a church in Karak, Jordan, on October 23, calling it “heinous” and “cowardly” and extended condolences to the bereaved families. The attack by gunmen, unidentified so far, on a funeral ceremony has resulted in 7 deaths and 40 injuries, the Jordanian Public Security Directorate has said. The country has declared three days of national mourning.“We extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and wish a swift recovery to those injured in this attack,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. It said India stood firmly with Jordan in its difficult hour and reaffirmed the country’s “strong commitment to the fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations”.The shooting took place at a Greek Orthodox church in Hamoud village in the Karak governorate, about 90 km from Amman, the capital. Security camera footage published on Reuters showed multiple armed attackers.Witness accounts have been reporting two or three suspects, opening fire on the building. Two of the victims of the shooting are reported to be in critical condition in hospital.Reuters spoke to a survivor who said the shooting lasted several minutes. Survivors told Al Jazeera they heard an explosion as the funeral procession started, after which masked attackers broke into the church and began shooting.Jordan’s state-owned television station Al-Mamlaka reported that security forces were pursuing two suspects.Jordan’s King Abdullah visited Karak on Friday soon after the attack and said the perpetrators would be punished “with an iron fist”.The terrorist attack against Karak will be met with the harshest retaliation. Those who delude themselves into thinking that they can divide Jordanians with their bullets have no chance in the face of our unity. All Jordanians, from north to south, are partners in land and fate, and nothing stands between them. Our deepest condolences to the families of the martyrs and we wish a speedy recovery to those injured.Every Jordanian life is precious, and we will strike with an iron fist against those who dare to threaten our nation— عبدالله بن الحسين (@KingAbdullahII) October 23, 2026There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack so far.Jordan has tightened security in public spaces and around embassies, while the United States issued a security alert after the attack, saying it was “closely monitoring the terrorist attack” and that “U.S. citizens should expect higher police presence in many parts of Jordan”.In 2016, Islamic State fighters killed 10 people, including security officers and a Canadian tourist in Karak. The attackers were shot and killed by Jordanian security forces.AP reports:Condemnation of the slayings came from around the region, including from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Oman.Ahmed al-Tayeb in Cairo, the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world’s foremost religious institution, offered his condolences to the families of victims in Friday’s shooting, calling it a “heinous terrorist attack”.Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein called his Jordanian counterpart and “affirmed Iraq’s solidarity with Jordan in the face of terrorism,” Hussein’s office said in a statement.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack during a funeral as “especially heinous,” spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. “The secretary-general also calls for all those responsible to be found and to be held to account.”