Mar Elias Church attack

When

22 Jun 2025

Kind

Terrorist attack

Killed

25

Coordinates

33.50° N, 36.32° E

Wounded

63

2025 terrorist attack in Damascus, Syria

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.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “At least 25 people are killed in a suicide bombing during a Sunday service at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Prophet Elias in Damascus that is blamed on…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “au moins 20 personnes sont tuées, et 52 autres blessées, lors d'un attentat contre une église à Damas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Нападение исламистских боевиков на храм святого Илии в Дамаске”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page