The interior ministry says a man affiliated with IS entered a church and opened fire before blowing himself up.

A suicide bomber in Syria on Sunday detonated himself inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people, killing at least 23, Syrian state media reported. A man opened fire and then detonated an explosive vest during a service at the Greek Orthodox Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus.

State media says a suicide bomber in Syria has detonated himself inside a church filled with people, killing at least nine.