AMMAN, Oct 24 — A person wounded in Friday’s attack on a church in southern Jordan has died of their injuries, bringing the number of people killed to eight, Health Minister Ibrahim al-Bdour told AFP on Saturday.

“The number of victims who died in the attack on the church in the village of Hammoud in Karak has risen to eight following the death of one of the injured who was in critical condition,” the minister said.

Another 26 people remain hospitalised, including one in critical condition, he said.

Gunmen stormed the compound of a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Karak governorate during a funeral procession on Friday and opened fire, Jordanian authorities said.