State media says a suicide bomber in Syria has attacked a church filled with people near the capital, killing at least nine.

A blast rocked the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighbourhood of Syria's capital Damascus on Sunday, according to witnesses.

Credit: ACI MENA In attendance were Patriarch Youssef Absi of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ... Gugerotti at the Church of St. Paul’s Shrine in Tabbaleh, Damascus, on Jan. 25, 2025.