Alarm raised to Syria after terrorist attack in a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus on Sunday (22.06.2025).
The terrorist attack took place in the Greek Orthodox Church of Prophet Elias in Duilaa, Damascus, the capital of Syria. Reports indicate that a man opened fire in the temple, followed by a bomb explosion, which killed at least 20 people.
Hard videos were posted on social videos and show the massacre in the church.
The explosion in Duilaa, on the outskirts of Damascus, occurred as people prayed in the church of Prophet Elias.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in Britain, says 52 people were injured and killed, but the exact number is not clear.
The church, which was built in the 8th century and renovated in the 19th, suffered damage. Correspondents of the AFP news agency at the site said the church had been damaged.
Crushed woods and stables were fired after the explosion, images fell to the ground and blood lakes were created.
ATTENTION! HARD PICTURES
Video: An explosion in the Church of Mar Elias in the center of Damascus #urgent https://t.co/ikkch7F5IQ pic.twitter.com/yI52NGgznl
— Cedar News (@cedar_news) June 22, 2025
#BreakingNews Deadly blast hits Mar Elias Church in Damascus during Sunday prayers—witnesses report casualties, ISIS eyed as culprit. #DamascusAttack #ISIS pic.twitter.com/KC8kx3AIKu
— AmericaFirstVoice (@AfFirstVC) June 22, 2025
Syria: About 15 killed and about 25 wounded in a suicide attack apparently carried out by an ISIS operative at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus.
Is this what you expect from the Religion of Peace? pic.twitter.com/E5mzWPuWOW
— AbelDebabel (@AbelDebabel5785) June 22, 2025
An eyewitness said the perpetrator came in and began shooting the people who were there before sparking the explosive mechanism in the vest he was wearing.
An eyewitness recounts details of the Mar Elias Church bombing in Damascus…
One of the survivors said:
“One of the attackers entered the church during prayer, opened fire on the worshippers in cold blood, then shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ and detonated himself in the middle of… https://t.co/P6yhlFtRPV pic.twitter.com/i65OKNRSI3
— Syrian Coast Monitor (@CoastSyrianMoni) June 22, 2025
Local media reported that they were children among the victims.
Security forces and first aid rushed to the church and remove the injured and the corpses.
There are concerns that HTS security forces may be interfering with the crime scene.
They encircled St. Elias Church shortly after the attack.
We urgently need international investigators on the ground — with the support of Greece and Cyprus — to ensure transparency and justice. pic.twitter.com/H1lN7Y8sZO-Greco-Levantines World Wide (@grecolevantines) June 22, 2025
The Syrian interior ministry announced that the kamikaze that was blown up in the Damascus church was a member of the Islamic State organization.
Eruption of a car
After the massacre in the church of Prophet Elias there was an explosion in a parked car in another Damascus district.
BREAKING: DDF INTEL REPORT – DAMASCUS BLAST
A car bomb exploded minutes ago in the al-Qadam district of Damascus, Syria — specifically in the Arnous neighborhood.
Initial reports point to a church being targeted, in an attack bearing the hallmark of ISIS.This is not… pic.twitter.com/E4GXUut9AC
— General_QuackerDDF (@CarmeliBarak) June 22, 2025
A bomb car exploded a few minutes ago in the Al-Kadam area of Damascus in Syria and specifically in the Neighborhood of Arnos.