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DAMASCUS, June 22 (Xinhua) — A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at Mar Elias Church in the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday during a mass, killing at least 19 people and wounding dozens more, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
According to local media, the explosion occurred in the Mar Elias church in the Al-Dueila area.
Syria’s internal security agency said the attacker belonged to the extremist group Islamic State, also known as Daesh.
The explosion caused numerous civilian casualties, the Syrian Civil Defense said, without giving exact figures.
Authorities have called on residents not to gather at the scene of the incident so as not to interfere with the work of emergency services.
At this time, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. –0–