Karak is home to a sizeable Christian community in the Muslim-majority kingdom.

Verified CCTV footage from Friday showed three men holding guns approaching and firing on St George’s church.

A second video showed dead and wounded people lying on the ground amid chaotic scenes.

One man who was at the church told BBC Arabic that the attack lasted around 15 minutes.

“Some [people at the funeral] were taking cover, some were cradling the dead, others were holding their sons close, some were grabbing their children and fleeing, while others were holding onto their friends who were with them at the church,” Khalid al-Mdanat said.

He added that the gunmen fled in a pick-up truck, “firing as they went”.

On Sunday, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, visited wounded survivors of the attack, which he condemned as a “vile, cowardly, and bloody act”.

He also led the funeral at St George’s of eight of the victims – Dr Maher Zureiqat, Ihab al-Halsa, Dr Fadi al-Halsa, Dr Khaled al-Halsa, Dr Asim al-Burqan, Alaa al-Masarwa, Marwan Khaitan and Mazen al-Qassous – which was attended by thousands of people.

The ninth victim, Dr Mohammed al-Qassous, was laid to rest near Amman on Monday.