{"id":360591,"date":"2025-06-22T20:33:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T17:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/?p=360591"},"modified":"2025-06-22T20:33:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T17:33:05","slug":"terrorist-attack-targets-st-elias-church-in-the-duwaila-area-of-damascus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=360591","title":{"rendered":"Terrorist attack targets St. Elias Church in the Duwaila area of \u200b\u200bDamascus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Damascus, SANA \u2013 several civilians were killed and several others were injured in a terrorist attack targeted on Sunday St. Elias Church in the Duwaila area of \u200b\u200bDamascus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Interior Ministry stated in a post on its official Telegram channel that \u201ca suicide bomber affiliated with the terrorist organization ISIS entered St. Elias Church in the Duwaila neighborhood of the capital, Damascus, opened fire, and then detonated himself with an explosive vest\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe initial information indicates that a number of civilians were killed and others were injured. Security units rushed to the scene, cordoned off the entire area, while the competent teams began collecting evidence and investigating the circumstances of the attack\u201d the Ministry added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Health Ministry said that \u201cnine civilians were killed and 13 injured in the initial toll of the terrorist attack\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-360591 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-96.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-96.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-85.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-85.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4-64.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4-64.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-47.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-47.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amer Dhawa<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA \u2013 several civilians were killed and several others were injured in a terrorist attack targeted on Sunday St. Elias Church in the Duwaila area of \u200b\u200bDamascus. 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