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Jordan king orders 'iron fist' response to deadly church attack

By AbdelHadi Ramahi HAMOUD, Jordan, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah ordered security forces on Saturday to respond with an "iron fist" as authorities searched for gunmen who opened fire and killed eight people during a church funeral service. The assailants fired for several minutes in broad daylight at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak governorate on Friday, and also wounded 40 people in the rare attack on Jordan's Christian minority. Security was stepped up at malls, foreign embassies