Jordan Says Three Men Arrested After Shootout Over Deadly Greek Orthodox Church Attack

Jordanian security forces arrested three men on Monday in connection with an attack on a Greek Orthodox church that killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen, the Public Security Directorate said. The directorate said the three suspects were arrested following a shootout and that all three were wounded. The announcement was reported from Amman, Jordan. Security forces described the three men as responsible for the deadly attack on the church, according to the Associated Press report.

Right-leaning Newsmax carries the Associated Press report under a headline saying Jordanian security forces report arresting three men responsible for a deadly attack on a church. Its available text is one lede sentence plus a copyright notice, so it leaves out the Greek Orthodox identification, the nine deaths, the wounded, the shootout and the directorate attribution. The alternative/independent AP version is the fuller one, leading with the Monday arrests, the casualty figures, the directorate's statement and the shootout. The two do not conflict on facts. They differ in level of detail and in headline wording, with Newsmax stating the men's responsibility outright. Left-leaning outlets tracked by Crosswire had not reported the story at the time of writing, while alternative and right-leaning outlets had, focusing on the arrests and the attack's toll.