DUBAI — The death toll from a suicide bombing at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighbourhood of Damascus on Sunday (June 22) has risen to 25, Syria's state news agency SANA reported on Monday citing the country's health ministry.It was the first suicide bombing in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad was toppled by an Islamist-led rebel insurgency in December.[[nid:719361]]

People inspect the damage after a blast rocked the Mar Elias Church according to witnesses, in the Dweila neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria June 22, 2025. 

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DUBAI — The death toll from a suicide bombing at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighbourhood of Damascus on Sunday (June 22) has risen to 25, Syria's state news agency SANA reported on Monday citing the country's health ministry. It was the first suicide bombing in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad was toppled by an Islamist-led rebel insurgency in...

Death toll in Damascus church attack rises to 25, says health ministry