At least 20 people have been killed and 52 injured in a suicide bombing at a church near Damascus, the Syrian health ministry has said.
The attacker entered Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighbourhood during a service and opened fire with a weapon, Syria’s interior ministry said in a statement.
He then detonated an explosive vest, the ministry said, claiming the suicide bomber was affiliated with the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).
The group has not commented on the attack.
Damage after the explosion at Elias Chuch, in the Dweila neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria (Photo: Bakr Al Kasem/Anadolu via Getty Images)This story is being updated.
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