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Jordan arrests three suspects in attack on Greek Orthodox church that killed nine

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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly center (60%).

6 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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Jordanian authorities have arrested three men suspected of involvement in a Friday shooting attack on St George’s Greek Orthodox Church in the village of Hmoud, in Karak governorate. Officials say the suspects were found before dawn in an abandoned house, refused to surrender and opened fire, and that security forces wounded all three without harming any officers. The attack on a funeral killed nine Christians and injured 34 people, according to officials. No group has claimed responsibility. Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya said anyone involved would be held to account.

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Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Jordan has arrested three men suspected of involvement in the attack on a Greek Orthodox church last week.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English, The New York Times
    Center
    Deutsche Welle, BBC News

  2. The attack killed nine Christians, according to officials.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times
    Center
    BBC News

  3. Authorities say the suspects were found before dawn in an abandoned house, refused to surrender and opened fire, and that security forces wounded all three.

    Reported byLeft1Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Deutsche Welle, BBC News

  4. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

    One outletBBC News· Center

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Jordan arrested three suspects over last week’s attack on a Greek Orthodox church that killed nine people. Left-side headlines attribute the arrests to authorities or state media, while center-side outlets stress the dawn shootout and that no group has claimed the attack.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Headlines lead with the arrests and attribute them to authorities or state media, leaving out the shootout detail.

    Jordan arrests three suspects in deadly church attack
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    3 outlets

    Headlines lead with the three arrests and call the men suspects, with the BBC adding the shootout to its headline.

    Jordan arrests three men suspected of deadly church attack after shootout
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the three arrests
  • the account given by authorities
  • the death toll
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From the center

3 outlets

Leads with

  • the three arrests
  • the suspects’ alleged role
  • the shootout with security forces
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  • BBC NewsCenter

    Jordan arrests three men suspected of deadly church attack after shootout

    No group has yet said it was behind Friday's shooting attack in the village of Hmoud, which left nine Christians dead.

    Read at BBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • Deutsche WelleCenter

    Jordan: 3 arrested over deadly church attack

    Three men have been arrested in Jordan in connection with an attack on a Greek Orthodox church last week. The arrests took place following a dawn shootout with security forces during which the suspects were wounded.

    Read at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)
  • Sky NewsCenter

    Three men arrested in shootout after deadly attack on church in Jordan

    Three men have been arrested after a deadly attack on a church in Jordan last week.

    Read at Sky News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    Al Jazeera English, Oct 26, 3:03 AM EDT

  • Center

    1 hr 24 min later

    Its first report, Oct 26, 4:27 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 26, 3:03 AM EDT
  2. Sky NewsCenterOct 26, 4:27 AM EDT
  3. The New York TimesLeftOct 26, 5:27 AM EDT
  4. Deutsche WelleCenterOct 26, 6:12 AM EDT
  5. BBC NewsCenterOct 26, 7:01 AM EDT

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