AMMAN (Dispatches) -- 
Jordanian security forces arrested three suspects early Monday in connection with a deadly shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in the southern governorate of Karak, following an armed confrontation that left all three wounded, authorities said, concluding an intensive manhunt that had gripped the kingdom since Friday.
The Public Security Directorate said in a statement that specialized investigation and raid teams located the suspects hiding in an abandoned house in Karak, where they had barricaded themselves and refused to surrender. 
The suspects opened fire on security personnel, who returned fire, wounding all three before taking them into custody. No security personnel were injured, and firearms and ammunition were seized at the scene, the directorate said.
The attack occurred on Friday during a funeral at the Saint George Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Hmoud, killing nine people and injuring at least 34 others, according to official figures. 
Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya said the three detainees are Jordanian nationals and that authorities had identified them from the outset of the investigation. 
He told state broadcaster Al-Mamlaka that there were no indications so far linking them to foreign entities, though investigations were continuing to determine motive and whether others were involved.
King Abdullah II wrote on X that security forces had “pursued them to their hideouts,” vowing that “anyone peddling an ideology that seeks to divide Jordanians will escape justice.” 
Prime Minister Jafar Hassan commended the operation as “highly professional” and said the fight against extremism “continues,” describing it as “primarily a battle of awareness and intellect.” Officials have not publicly specified an ideological motivation for the attack.
The arrests concluded an intensive manhunt that began immediately after Friday’s shooting, which prompted a three-day national mourning period and drew condemnation from abroad, including Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry. Thousands of Jordanians attended funeral processions for the victims on Sunday, and the king visited the injured at Karak Government Hospital, where some remain in critical condition.
Karak governorate, located about 120 kilometers southwest of Amman, is home to a significant Christian community. Christians make up roughly 3 percent of Jordan’s population of nearly 11 million, which is overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim. The area has previously witnessed militant violence, including a 2016 attack that killed 14 people.
Security has been tightened around churches and public gatherings across the kingdom in the wake of the attack, with officials urging calm and warning against the spread of unverified information on social media as the investigation continues.