At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Syria’s capital Damascus on Sunday, health authorities and security sources said. It was the first suicide bombing in Damascus since Bashar Assad was toppled in December. Syria’s interior ministry said the suicide bomber was a member of Daesh (Islamic State). He entered the church, opened fire and then detonated his explosive vest, a ministry statement added.

DAMASCUS: At least 22 people were killed and more than 50 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Syria’s capital…

L'attentatore si è fatto esplodere all'interno della chiesa di Mar Elias

DAMASCUS: Syrian state media reported a suicide attack on a Damascus church on Sunday that caused casualties, as AFP correspondents at the scene saw first responders transporting…

Die Christen in Syrien werden immer wieder von fanatischen Islamisten angegriffen. Jetzt sprengte sich einer von ihnen während der Sonntagsmesse in einer Kirche in Damaskus selbst…

Syria’s interior ministry said attacker was member of Islamic State. Medical sources said 25 others wounded in explosion at Mar Elias Church.

State media says a suicide bomber in Syria has detonated himself inside a church filled with people

Islamic State member attacks church in Damascus, killing 15; first attack since Assad's fall, highlighting ongoing security challenges

The interior ministry said a man affiliated with IS entered a church and opened fire before blowing himself up.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Said the Bombing Was Aimed at Disrupting Social Peace and Targeting Religious Communities, Warning That It Came Amid Growing Security…

The bomber opened fire as people were praying inside Mar Elias Church, in the Dweila neighbourhood of Damascus, before detonating his vest.

Blast in Dweil’a on the outskirts of Syria’s capital was carried out as people were praying inside the Mar Elias Church.

At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Syria’s capital Damascus on Sunday,…

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At least 20 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a suicide bombing inside a church in Syria, according to the country's Ministry of Health and security officials.

Interior ministry says preliminary investigation points to Islamic State

A priest has descried the moment a suicide bomber entered a church in Syria before detonating himself and killing at least 22 worshippers. The explosion in Dweil’a on the…

More than 22 people were killed and another nearly 60 were injured when an Islamic State suicide bomber attacked a church in the Syrian capital of Damascus, officials said.

In der syrischen Hauptstadt Damaskus hat ein Attentäter in einer Kirche um sich geschossen und sich dann in die Luft gesprengt. Die Zahl der Opfer ist noch unklar. Das syrische…