Category: Terrorism, from Wikidata’s class “terrorist attack”
Mar Elias Church attack
Part of: persecution of Christians Wikidata, terrorism in Syria Wikidata
Wikidata classes on our event-class list: terrorist attack (all its classes: Wikidata item)
On 22 June 2025, at least one attacker opened fire and detonated an explosive device inside the Greek Orthodox Mar Elias Church during Divine Liturgy in Damascus, Syria, killing at least 30 people and injuring 54 others.
The Syrian Ministry of Interior said the Islamic State was responsible for the suicide attack, while Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah claimed responsibility.
Text retrieved 2026-09-26 from Wikipedia.
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Mar Elias Church attack. (2026, October 14). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mar_Elias_Church_attack&oldid=1380232254
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“Mar Elias Church attack.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 14 Oct. 2026, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mar_Elias_Church_attack&oldid=1380232254.
Chicago (note)
Wikipedia, “Mar Elias Church attack,” last modified October 14, 2026, 15:35 (UTC), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mar_Elias_Church_attack&oldid=1380232254.
Chicago (shortened note)
Wikipedia, “Mar Elias Church attack.”
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