美国驻安曼大使馆表示，在周五约旦发生教堂袭击事件后，当局将其定性为极端分子的恐怖袭击，约旦各地的商场、外国使馆及其他场所的安保已得到加强。
The US embassy in Amman said security had been stepped up at malls, foreign embassies and other locations across Jordan after Friday's attack on a church in Jordan that authorities described as a terrorist act by extremists.
约旦公共安全部负责人表示，枪手在卡拉克省一座希腊东正教教堂的葬礼上开火，造成7人死亡、数十人受伤。目前暂无组织宣称对此事负责。
Seven people were killed and dozens were injured when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak governorate, the head of Jordan's Public Security Directorate said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
此类袭击在约旦极为罕见，尽管作为美国盟友的约旦当局称，近年来已多次挫败伊斯兰激进分子的袭击图谋。
Such attacks are extremely rare in Jordan, though authorities in the US ally say that in recent years they have repeatedly foiled attempted attacks by Islamist militants.
当局称仍在搜捕袭击者，并表示目前为时过早，无法判断他们是否与约旦境内外已知组织有关联。
Authorities said they are still searching for the attackers, adding it was too early to determine whether they had links to known groups inside or outside Jordan.
总理贾法尔·哈桑在事发数小时后在X平台发文称：“这是恐怖主义意识形态和盲目极端主义的结果，我们绝不允许社会走上这条道路。”
"This is a result of a terrorist ideology and blind extremism and we will not allow society to go down this path," Prime Minister Jafar Hassan said in a post on X hours after the violence.
作为美国打击激进伊斯兰组织的主要伙伴，约旦国王阿卜杜拉在袭击发生数小时后前往卡拉克视察，并表示将“以铁腕手段”惩罚肇事者。
Jordan's King Abdullah, a major US partner in the fight against militant Islamist groups, visited Karak hours after the attack and said the perpetrators would be punished "with an iron fist".
基督徒占约旦人口的少数。该国拥有多处圣经相关圣地，吸引着来自世界各地的基督教朝圣者。
Christians make up a minority of Jordan's population. The country is home to several biblical sites that attract Christian pilgrims from around the world.
在美以于2月对伊朗发动打击后，约旦已成为今年在该地区遭受伊朗袭击的美国盟友之一。
Jordan has been among US allies in the region to be hit by Iranian attacks this year after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran in February.