Jordanian security forces arrested three men on Monday over an attack on a Greek Orthodox church that killed nine people and injured more than two dozen others.

The Public Security Directorate said the suspects were detained following a shootout at dawn in Karak, south of the capital, Amman. All three men were wounded during the operation, while no security personnel were injured.

Karak has a minority Christian population. The attack occurred on Friday during a funeral at the Greek Orthodox Church, with three men reportedly involved.

No group has claimed responsibility for the assault, and authorities have not accused any armed organisation of carrying it out.

Jordanian Interior Minister Mazen Al-Faraya identified the three arrested men as those responsible for the attack.

“The security services have fulfilled their duties, resulting in the capture of those who carried out this terrorist act,” he said in a telephone interview with state broadcaster Al-Mamlaka.

He said the suspects resisted security forces fiercely but were eventually subdued and taken into custody with serious injuries.

The minister added that authorities had identified the three individuals shortly after the attack and used all available means to track them down.

King Abdullah II ordered authorities to take a firm stance against those responsible, calling for an “iron fist” response against what he described as outlaws of Islam and anyone seeking to undermine the unity of the Jordanian people.