Nine people were killed and dozens wounded when a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak was struck during a funeral on Friday.

Located south of the Middle Eastern country’s capital, Amman, Karak is home to a minority Christian population.

Three men who were reported to have taken part in the attack were arrested on Monday following a shootout with security forces.

The Public Security Directorate said no member of the Jordanian forces was wounded.

There has been no claim of responsibility, and no armed group has been accused of the attack.

Speaking to state TV, Jordanian interior minister Mazen Al-Faraya said: “The security services have fulfilled their duties, resulting in the capture of those who carried out this terrorist act.

“They put up fierce resistance against the security forces, but were ultimately subdued and taken into custody, having sustained severe injuries.”

He added that there “are three individuals involved, they were identified early on in the wake of the terrorist incident, and the security services employed all the means at their disposal to apprehend them”.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II had ordered authorities to respond with “an iron fist” against what he called the outlaws of Islam and anyone attempting to undermine the unity of the Jordanian people.