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Interior ministry says preliminary investigation points to Islamic State
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A suicide bomber in Syria detonated himself inside a church filled with people on Sunday, killing at least 22 and wounding 63, state media reported.
The explosion in Dweil’a on the outskirts of Damascus took place as people were praying inside the Mar Elias Church. SANA, citing the health ministry said at least 53 people were wounded. Britain-based war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there were at least 19 peopled killed and dozens of others wounded but did not give exact numbers. Some local media reported that children were among the casualties.
