#Syria’s interior ministry says authorities have arrested several suspects in connection with a suicide attack on a church, with the interior minister saying the operation targeted cells affiliated with ISIS.
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[Regnum] The organizers of the terrorist attack in the church, as well as members of the underground group, were detained in Damascus. This was reported on June 13 by the SANA agency, citing intelligence and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"Operations against ISIS-affiliated terrorist cells in the Damascus countryside have led to the arrest of a cell leader and five of its members, and the elimination of two others. The cell leaders were among the perpetrators involved in the terrorist attack on the Mar Elias church in the Duweila area of ​​Damascus yesterday," the report says.
According to the publication, one of the liquidated terrorists was the organizer of the suicide bomber's penetration into the church, and the other was planning to commit another terrorist attack in the capital. The ministry also reported that a large quantity of weapons, ammunition, explosive vests, mines, and one motorcycle bomb were seized.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on June 22, in the Duweil area, where the Christian population lives, a terrorist attack occurred during a church service. A suicide bomber, who burst into the church, opened fire on civilians with an automatic weapon, after which he detonated an explosive device. The number of dead was 25 people, 63 were injured.
On June 23, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated that Moscow strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Damascus. She noted that Russia supports the Syrian authorities' determination to conduct a thorough investigation and confirms its readiness to assist in normalizing the military-political situation.
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Damascus church attack death toll rises to 25
The death toll from the terrorist attack on a church in the Duweila area of ​​Damascus has risen to 25. This was reported on June 23 by the Syrian Ministry of Health.
"The death toll from the terrorist attack on the Church of St. Elijah in the Duweila area of ​​Damascus has risen to 25," the SANA agency quotes the statement as saying.
The report also said that the number of injured had increased to 63 people.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, a terrorist attack occurred during a service in a church in Damascus on June 22. According to the Syria TV channel, the incident occurred in the Duweil area, where the Christian population lives.
A suicide bomber who entered the temple opened fire on worshippers with an automatic weapon before detonating an explosive device. Syrian authorities confirmed that the attacker was a member of the Islamic State (IS, a terrorist organization banned in Russia).