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Suicide bombing kills at least 19 at Damascus church during Sunday mass
By Xinhua Published: Jun 23, 2025 10:23 AM
A man is pictured amid debris at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweilaa district on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. A suicide bomber stormed a crowded church in the Syrian capital Damascus during Sunday mass, opening fire on worshippers before detonating his explosives, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more, security sources and a monitoring group said. (Photo: Xinhua)

A man is pictured amid debris at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweilaa district on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. A suicide bomber stormed a crowded church in the Syrian capital Damascus during Sunday mass, opening fire on worshippers before detonating his explosives, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more, security sources and a monitoring group said. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
This photo shows the shattered courtyard of the Mar Elias Church in the Dweilaa district on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. A suicide bomber stormed a crowded church in the Syrian capital Damascus during Sunday mass, opening fire on worshippers before detonating his explosives, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more, security sources and a monitoring group said. (Photo: Xinhua)

This photo shows the shattered courtyard of the Mar Elias Church in the Dweilaa district on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. A suicide bomber stormed a crowded church in the Syrian capital Damascus during Sunday mass, opening fire on worshippers before detonating his explosives, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more, security sources and a monitoring group said. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
This photo taken on June 22, 2025, shows part of the Mar Elias Church damaged during a suicide bombing in the Dweilaa district on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria. A suicide bomber stormed a crowded church in the Syrian capital Damascus during Sunday mass, opening fire on worshippers before detonating his explosives, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more, security sources and a monitoring group said. (Photo: Xinhua)

This photo taken on June 22, 2025, shows part of the Mar Elias Church damaged during a suicide bombing in the Dweilaa district on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria. A suicide bomber stormed a crowded church in the Syrian capital Damascus during Sunday mass, opening fire on worshippers before detonating his explosives, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more, security sources and a monitoring group said. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
People gather outside the Mar Elias Church, where a suicide bombing took place, in the Dweilaa district on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, June 22, 2025. A suicide bomber stormed a crowded church in the Syrian capital Damascus during Sunday mass, opening fire on worshippers before detonating his explosives, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more, security sources and a monitoring group said. (Photo: Xinhua)

People gather outside the Mar Elias Church, where a suicide bombing took place, in the Dweilaa district on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, June 22, 2025. A suicide bomber stormed a crowded church in the Syrian capital Damascus during Sunday mass, opening fire on worshippers before detonating his explosives, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more, security sources and a monitoring group said. (Photo: Xinhua)