"There were 350 people praying at the church." A civil defense member inspects the damage after a blast rocked the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, June 22, 2025.

“There were 350 people praying at the church.” However, Meletius Shahati, a church priest, said there was a second gunman who shot at the church door before the other person detonated himself.

“There were 350 people praying at the church.” However, Meletius Shahati, a church priest, said there was a second gunman who shot at the church door before the other person detonated himself.

Some 350 people were praying at the church, according to Father Fadi Ghattas, who said he saw at least 20 people killed with his own eyes. “People were praying safely under the eyes of God ...

A suicide bomber in Syria opened fire then detonated an explosive vest inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people praying on Sunday, killing at least 20 and wounding 52 others.

The explosion in Dweil’a in the outskirts of Damascus took place as people were praying inside the Mar Elias Church. Britain-based war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says there ...

DWEIR AL-SHAYKH SAAD, Syria — A suicide bomber in Syria opened fire then detonated an explosive vest inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people praying on Sunday, killing at least 22 and ...

DWEIR AL-SHAYKH SAAD, Syria — A suicide bomber in Syria opened fire then detonated an explosive vest inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people praying on Sunday, killing at least 22 and ...