22 deaths, 63 people were injured on suspicion of an Islamic state attack on the Syrian church.
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Islamic nation It is believed to be behind the fatal suicide bombing that took place in the Greek Orthodox Church in Syria on Sunday.
At least 22 people have been killed and 63 people have been injured in an attack at Maríaes Church in Dvaiyur, on the outskirts of Damascus. It reportedly started while people were praying. The assailant first fired at the worshippers, then exploded himself.
While no group immediately argued responsibility for the attack, Syrian Home Affairs spokesman Nurededin Al Baba proposed that ISIS is likely to be the perpetrator following a preliminary investigation.
“The safety of places of worship is the red line,” Al Baba further said, denounced ISIS, and the rest of the former government of Baatist dictator Bashar al-Assad is the rest of his role as an actor. It will destabilize Syria.
Suicide bombing attacks Syrian church near Damascus during Mass
On June 22, 2025, we will inspect the bombing damage at María Elias Church in Dweila, located outside Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
The country’s Foreign Ministry repeatedly described the attack as “a desperate attempt to weaken the coexistence of the nation and destabilize the country.”
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Civil Defense Workers will inspect the damages at Mar Elias Church in Dweil’a on June 22, 2025. (Sana via AP)
The attack sparked international condemnation. “These horrific co-ill behaviors have no place in the new tapestry of integrated tolerance and inclusion weaving in by Syrians,” wrote Turkish US ambassador, Tom Barrack, a special envoy of Syrians.
“The Syrian government continues to support its Syrian government in combating those seeking to create instability and fear in its country and the wider region,” the Post concluded.
After the suicide bombing of June 22, 2025, people gather outside the Mar Elias church in Dweil’a. (bakr alkasem/afp via gettty emmess)
The attack comes at a time when the infamous, unstable political unrest has risen middle east – Less than 24 hours after the US launched airstrikes at three top Iranian nuclear facilities.
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Israel launched a series of similar attacks a few weeks ago, including an attack on Iran’s capital, Tehran.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.