Syrian authorities capture 'criminals' linked to brutal church attack that killed dozens: report

Syrian authorities announced arrests person been made successful transportation to a deadly termination bombing that claimed the lives of astatine slightest 25 radical astatine a Greek Orthodox religion connected Sunday.

The interior ministry reported the apprehension of "a fig of criminals progressive successful the attack," the Orthodox Times reported. 

According to Interior Minister Anas Khattab, the cognition was carried retired against "locations linked to cells of the violent enactment Islamic State," the outlet reported.

Explosive devices and a booby-trapped motorcycle were besides recovered during a information cognition adjacent Damascus "against cells affiliated with the Daesh (IS) violent group," according to France24.

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In this photograph released by the Syrian authoritative quality bureau SANA, a Civil Defence idiosyncratic inspects the harm wrong Mar Elias religion wherever a termination bomber detonated himself successful Dweil'a successful the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday June 22, 2025. (SANA via AP)

The announcement came hours aft Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed authorities would "work nighttime and day" to seizure each those who participated successful and "planned this heinous transgression and bring them to justice." 

At slightest 25 radical were killed, and 63 others were injured successful the onslaught that took spot astatine the Mar Elias Church successful Dweil'a, located connected the outskirts of Damascus. It reportedly began while radical were praying. The perpetrator archetypal opened occurrence connected the worshipers, earlier detonating himself.

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Syrian citizens and information forces inspect the harm wrong Mar Elias religion wherever a termination bomber detonated himself successful Dweil'a successful the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

While nary radical instantly claimed work for the attack, Syrian Interior Ministry spokesperson Noureddine Al-Baba suggested ISIS arsenic a apt culprit pursuing a preliminary investigation.

"The information of places of worship is simply a reddish line," Al-Baba said further, castigating ISIS and what remains of the erstwhile authorities of Ba'athist dictator Bashar al-Assad arsenic actors trying to destabilize Syria.

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The onslaught "reminds america of the value of solidarity, and unity of the authorities and the radical successful facing each that threatens our nation's information and stability", Sharaa said of the religion bombing.

People stitchery extracurricular the Mar Elias religion successful Dweil'a pursuing the termination bombing connected June 22, 2025. (BAKR ALKASEM/AFP via Getty Images)

The onslaught comes amid a clip of heightened governmental unrest successful the notoriously volatile Middle East – little than 24 hours aft the U.S. launched airstrikes connected 3 of Iran's apical atomic facilities. 

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Israel launched a bid of akin attacks, including attacks connected the Iranian capital, Tehran, successful the weeks prior.

Fox News' Kyle Schmidbauer and The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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