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22 dead, dozens injured after suicide bombing of Syrian church

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More than 22 people were killed and another nearly 60 were injured when an Islamic State suicide bomber attacked a church in the Syrian capital of Damascus, officials said.

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  1. The Daily Caller

    ISIS Suicide Bomber Slaughters Worshippers In Damascus Church, Dozens Killed And Injured (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A suspected ISIS suicide bomber killed at least 20 during mass at a Damascus church Sunday, in Syria’s deadliest attack since the fall of Assad.

  2. New York Post

    Suicide bomber strikes Syrian church near Damascus during mass (opens New York Post)

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    A suicide bomber in Syria on Sunday detonated himself inside a church filled with people, state television and a war monitor said.

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    20 killed in suicide bombing at Damascus church | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Syria’s capital Damascus on Sunday, health authorities and security sources said.

  4. KESQ Palm Springs

    Suicide bomber attack on church in Syria kills at least 20 people (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Eyad Kourdi and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Aleppo, Syria (CNN) — At least 20 people have been killed and 52 more are injured after a “terrorist attack” on a Greek Orthodox church in the Syrian capital on Sunday, according to the country’s health ministry.

  5. Al Jazeera

    At least 15 killed in Damascus church bombing attack, dozens wounded (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Blast in Dweil’a on the outskirts of Syria’s capital was carried out as people were praying inside the Mar Elias Church.

  6. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

  7. Breitbart News

    Suicide Bombing of Greek Orthodox Church in Syria Kills at Least 15 Worshippers (opens Breitbart News)

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    A suicide bomber in Syria on Sunday detonated himself inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people, killing at least 15, according to early reports.

  8. UPI

    Suicide bombing in Damascus church kills at least 20 (opens UPI)

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    At least 20 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a suicide bombing inside a church in Syria, according to the country's Ministry of Health and security officials.

  9. Legitgov

  10. PBS NewsHour

    At least 20 people killed in suicide bomber attack on Greek Orthodox church in Syria (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    A suicide bomber in Syria opened fire then detonated an explosive vest inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people praying on Sunday, killing at least 20 and wounding 52 others, state media reported.

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Suicide bomber attack on church in Syria kills at least 20 people | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Eyad Kourdi and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Aleppo, Syria (CNN) — At least 20 people have been killed and 52 more are injured after a “terrorist

  12. West Hawaii Today

    Suicide bombing at Damascus church kills at least 20 (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    Suicide bombing at Damascus church kills at least 20 – Nation and World News | West Hawaii Today

  13. West Hawaii Today

  14. UPI

    22 dead, dozens injured after suicide bombing of Syrian church (opens UPI)

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    More than 22 people were killed and another nearly 60 were injured when an Islamic State suicide bomber attacked a church in the Syrian capital of Damascus, officials said.

  15. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Twenty killed in suicide bombing at Damascus church - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Twenty killed in suicide bombing at Damascus church - Nation and World News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald

  16. Religion News

    Mideast governments condemn suicide bombing of Syrian church as death toll rises to 25 (opens Religion News)

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    DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The attack comes as Damascus' de facto Islamist rulers are trying to win the support of minorities.

  17. Aleteia

    Suicide bomber kills 22 at Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus (opens Aleteia)

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    The Islamic State has claimed responsibility, making this the first suicide bombing targeting a church in Damascus since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

  18. Al Jazeera

    Suicide bombing attack on church in Syria (opens Al Jazeera)

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    A suicide bomber attacked a church near Syria’s capital Damascus during a Sunday mass, killing at least 22 people.

  19. Fox News

    ISIS behind deadly church suicide bombing near Damascus, Syrian interior minister says (opens Fox News)

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    22 people have been reported dead and 63 others injured following an attack on a Syrian church by a suicide bomber reportedly tied to the Islamic State terrorist group.

  20. Deseret News

    A suicide bombing in Damascus church has reignited fears for Syrian Christians (opens Deseret News)

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    Syrian Interior Ministry has linked the attack to the jihadist group Islamic State as governments around the world have condemned the attack.

  21. Anchorage Daily News

    Deadly church bombing reignites Christians’ fears in post-Assad Syria (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Authorities blamed the Islamic State for a suicide bombing at a church outside Damascus, citing preliminary investigations. At least 25 people died, officials said.

  22. Hawaiitribune Herald

  23. Christian Today

    Over 20 Christians killed in suicide bombing of church in Syria (opens Christian Today)

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    At least 22 Christians have been killed and dozens more injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a church in Syria.

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