Suicide attack on Damascus church leaves 22 dead, 63 injured

Member of Daesh terror group blamed for deadly attack

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A shooting and suicide bombing at a Damascus church during a packed service on Sunday killed at least 22 people, authorities said, blaming a member of the Daesh terror group for the unprecedented attack.

The international community condemned the attack, the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar Al Assad in December. It was also the first inside a church in Syria since the country's civil war erupted in 2011, according to a monitor.

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