Seven people were killed and 40 wounded when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan, on Friday, Oct. 23, authorities said. Two of the wounded were in critical condition, Health Minister Ibrahim al-Budour said. Karak is about 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of Amman. Witness Dorgham Halasa said the shooting erupted about 15 minutes after the funeral began, sending mourners running. “It was a weird situation, and heavy gunfire,” he said. Footage broadcast on Jordanian state television appeared to show three attackers approaching the church and firing: two with what looked like pistols, followed by a man carrying what appeared to be a semiautomatic rifle. Halasa said other mourners reported seeing four assailants. The number could not be independently confirmed, and Jordanian security officials had not released further details. The government said the attack was carried out by unknown assailants and that investigations were moving quickly. It did not say whether anyone had been arrested or killed. Jordan declared three days of national mourning. King Abdullah II said Jordan would confront the attack with “the harshest penalties” and offered condolences to victims’ families. Prime Minister Jafar Hassan described the attack as the result of terrorist ideology and extremism, and vowed legal action against those responsible and others seeking to spread extremism. The shooting renewed painful memories of a 2016 series of attacks in Karak, when gunmen killed 10 people, including seven police officers, and wounded dozens. Security forces killed the attackers after a prolonged standoff. Condemnations came from across the region and from the United Nations. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the attack during a funeral “especially heinous” and urged that those responsible be held accountable.