DAMASCUS, Syria (LifeSiteNews) — Around 20 people are believed to have been killed Sunday after suicide bombers attacked a Christian church in Syria’s capital city.
On Sunday afternoon, footage began to emerge on social media showing devastation inside Mar Elias Church, a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus.
Latest estimates from official state agencies suggest that at least 20 people are believed to have been killed, with over 50 injured. Other reports suggest the dead and injured have already climbed to around 100. There were around 200 people inside the church at the time of the attack which took place during the Divine Liturgy.
The attack is believed to have been carried out by men linked to Islamic State, and – as attested to by Reuters and by eyewitnesses to the attack – was the work of two attackers. One man is reported as having shot at worshippers inside, while the second is understood to have detonated the suicide vest he was wearing.
