In the Church of Damascus suicide kills 20, authorities say

At least 20 people have died and another 52 other injured on the outskirts of Damascus in a church said the Ministry of Syria.

The attacker Mar Elias entered the church of Dweila, during a service and opened with a weapon before removing the explosive vest, the ministry stated in a statement.

He added that he was affiliated with Islamic Jihadist (it). There was no immediate claim to the same group.

Syrian civil defense – His emergency team are very popular like white helmets. Photos and videos shows the altars published inside the church, broken glass and bloody blood.

A person said to AFP news agency Mar Elias had “a weapon in someone who entered” and started shooting. “(People) stopped before him turned on him,” he added.

A worker in a nearby store said, “We saw fire in the church and we threw the remains of the wooden chair to the entrance.”

Security forces have condone the area around the church and are investigating the attack by the Ministry of the Interior.

The first attack of Damascus was Bashar al-Assad in December since the rebels were destroyed by rebels.

Ahmed Al-Sharaa Provisional President – Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Islamist Islamist, Al-Qaeda is a former affiliated affiliate in Syria – repeatedly promoted religious and ethnic minority.

However, the country has made two waves of deadly violence in recent months.