Violence against Christians
Dead in suicide attack in Syrian church
The Christians in Syria are repeatedly attacked by fanatical Islamists. Now one of them blew themselves up in a church in Damascus during the Sunday mass.
At least 22 believers died in a suicide attack in a Christian church in the Syrian capital Damascus. Another 59 people suffered injuries at the explosion in the Mar-Elias Church, the state news agency Sana reported, citing the Syrian Ministry of Health.
According to the Syrian Ministry of the Interior, the assassin entered the church in the Christ district of Al-Duwaila, with the submission of shots. Then he blew himself up during the Sunday mass. The Ministry expected him to the Islamist terrorist organization of Islamic State (IS).
Eyewitnesses stated that they had heard a loud explosion. Then they heard screams and saw people walking through the streets with blood -smeared faces.
Before the civil war, which began in 2015, the proportion of Christians in the Syrian population was eight to ten percent. Today 300,000 to 700,000 Christians still live in the mostly Muslim country. Fundamentalist Islamists repeatedly performed with extreme violence against Christian believers and their worshipers after 2015. The Al-Duwaila district has also been the target of attacks in recent years.
dpa
Source: Stern
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