
数千名哀悼者聚集在约旦南部一座教堂遭致命袭击的八名遇难者葬礼上,总理贾法尔·哈桑也出席了葬礼。
Thousands of mourners have gathered for the funerals of eight of the victims of a deadly attack on a church in southern Jordan, with Prime Minister Jafar Hassan also in attendance.
周日的安葬仪式在首都安曼西南部哈穆德村的圣乔治希腊东正教堂旁举行,距离袭击者在另一场葬礼上开枪已过去两天。
The burials on Sunday were beside St George’s Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Hamoud, southwest of the capital, Amman, two days after attackers opened fire during another funeral there.
这起针对约旦基督教少数群体的罕见袭击造成九人死亡、数十人受伤,促使全国哀悼三天。
Nine people were killed and dozens wounded in a rare attack on Jordan’s Christian minority, prompting three days of national mourning.
据法新社报道,第九名遇难者穆罕默德·卡苏斯将于周一安葬,其家属透露了这一消息。
The ninth victim, Mohammed al-Qasous, is due to be buried on Monday, his family told the AFP news agency.
裹着约旦国旗的棺材在卡拉克省教堂周围聚集的人群中抬过,神甫带领祈祷,安保人员站岗执勤。
Coffins wrapped in Jordanian flags were carried through crowds gathered around the church in Karak province, as priests led prayers and security personnel stood guard.
据约旦国家通讯社佩特拉通讯社报道,总理哈桑与政府部长及高级军政官员一同出席了仪式。佩特拉通讯社称,数千名民众也参加了葬礼游行。
Prime Minister Hassan attended the service alongside government ministers and senior military and civilian officials, according to Jordan’s state news agency, Petra. Thousands of citizens also participated in the funeral procession, Petra said.
路透社援引身处附近住所的萨哈尔·哈尔萨报道,她是周五枪击案的亲历者之一。她回忆说,枪声响起、人们尖叫时,她躲在一根柱子后面;冲到外面时,发现表弟阿西姆倒在血泊中。
Among those caught in Friday’s shooting was Sahar al-Halsa, who told the Reuters news agency from her nearby home that she sheltered behind a pillar as gunfire erupted and people screamed. When she rushed outside, she found her cousin Assem lying wounded.
“阿西姆,阿西姆,我的宝贝,回答我,”她回忆自己曾这样呼唤。她说,他短暂地睁开眼睛,随后离世。
“Assem, Assem, my darling, answer me,” she recalled calling to him. He briefly opened his eyes before dying, she said.
约哈纳·哈马蒂神父告诉法新社,周五葬礼进行时教堂内约有170至200人,枪声从教堂外传来。
Father Yohanna Hamati told AFP that about 170 to 200 people were at the church for Friday’s funeral when firing began outside.
他说,哀悼者起初难以明白发生了什么,随后人们纷纷冲进教堂躲避。到周六,墙壁和木制长椅上仍留有弹孔,窗户已被打碎。
The mourners initially struggled to understand what was happening, he said, before people began rushing into the church to escape. By Saturday, bullet holes remained in the walls and wooden pews, and windows had been shattered.
教堂工作人员正在清理血迹,村民们准备安葬死者。约旦当局将此次袭击定性为“极端恐怖主义”。
Church workers were cleaning away blood as villagers prepared to bury the dead. Jordanian authorities have described the attack as “extremist terrorism”.
约旦国王阿卜杜拉周五探望了医院里的部分伤员,并承诺将做出有力回应,袭击者仍在被追捕中。
King Abdullah, who visited some of the wounded in hospital on Friday, has promised a forceful response and the assailants are still being sought.
官员表示,尚未确定袭击者是否与武装团体有关联,也没有任何组织宣称对此事负责。
Officials say they have not established whether the attackers were connected to an armed group and no organisation has claimed responsibility.
这起暴力事件也引发了跨越宗教界限的团结声援。基督徒约占以穆斯林为主的约旦人口的3%,法新社报道称,伤者中也有穆斯林。
The violence has also drawn expressions of solidarity across religious lines. Christians account for about 3 percent of Jordan’s largely Muslim population and AFP reported that Muslims were among those wounded.
年轻志愿者带着鲜花和一张写着“我们的损失是共同的”标语,探望了卡拉克一家医院的伤员。
Young volunteers visited a hospital in Karak with flowers and a message reading, “Our loss is one”.
周日,哀悼蔓延至华盛顿特区,约旦裔社区成员在该国驻美大使馆外点燃蜡烛。
The mourning reached Washington, DC, on Sunday, where members of the Jordanian community lit candles outside their country’s embassy.
约旦驻美大使迪娜·卡瓦尔对聚集者表示,煽动宗教分裂的企图“注定会失败”。回在哈穆德,哈马蒂神父呼吁团结,强调穆斯林在袭击中也遭受了苦难。他对法新社说:“我们不分穆斯林和基督徒。”
Jordan’s ambassador to the US, Dina Kawar, told those gathered that efforts to stir religious division were “bound to fail”. Back in Hamoud, Father Hamati appealed for unity, stressing that Muslims had also suffered in the attack. “We make no distinction between Muslim and Christian,” he told AFP.