Farewell ceremony for victims of Mar Elias Church attack in Damascus, Sweida

The people of Damascus and Sweida today buried the bodies of the victims of the Mar Elias Church attack, which killed 25 people and injured 63 others, amid an atmosphere of grief and mourning.

Farewell ceremony for victims of Mar Elias Church attack in Damascus, Sweida
Farewell ceremony for victims of Mar Elias Church attack in Damascus, Sweida
Farewell ceremony for victims of Mar Elias Church attack in Damascus, Sweida
Farewell ceremony for victims of Mar Elias Church attack in Damascus, Sweida
Farewell ceremony for victims of Mar Elias Church attack in Damascus, Sweida
Farewell ceremony for victims of Mar Elias Church attack in Damascus, Sweida
24 June, 2025   16:25
NEWS DESK

The people of Damascus and Sweida participated today in the farewell ceremony for the victims of the attack on Mar Elias Church in al- Douweila neighborhood of Damascus on June 22, which resulted in the loss of 25 lives and the injury of 63 others.

The funeral mass was held at the Church of the Holy Cross in the al-Qassaa neighborhood of Damascus, while a similar mass was held at the Church of Saint George in the village of Kharba, west of Sweida. The mass was widely attended by the victims' families and residents of both cities, who expressed their deep sorrow and condemnation of the attack amid hymns and prayers.

Following the mass, the bodies were escorted by scout teams and laid to rest in the cemeteries of al-Douweila in Damascus and Kharba in Sweida, amid an atmosphere of grief and mourning.

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ANHA