The Syrian Ministry of Interior revealed new details about the bombing of the St. Elias Church, which shook Damascus last Sunday, and left 25 victims.
“A feet from the horror camp across the Badia”
Interior Ministry spokesman Noureddine Al -Baba said on Tuesday that the perpetrators of the attack were from the horror camp through the desert.
He also added in a press conference that a raid carried out by the security forces, and included dens of the organization that includes weapons and explosives depots, some of which were intended to use it in bombings inside the capital.
He continued that one of those involved in the bombing of St. Elias Church was neutralized, and a suicide bomber was planning to bomb himself in the shrine of Sayyida Zainab in Damascus countryside, according to the official Syrian News Agency «SANA).
He also confirmed the seizure of a car bomb, which was equipped to target a civilian group in Damascus.
He also explained that the investigations showed that the cell is officially affiliated with ISIS, led by Muhammad Abd al -Ilah al -Jumaili (Abu Imad al -Jumaili), nicknamed the “Governor of the Desert”, who is a resident of the Black Stone.
He revealed that the suicide bombers who carried out the bombing of the church are not Syrians, and presented from the horror camp across the desert with the help of Al -Jumaili, taking advantage of the security void after the liberation.
He announced the identification of the one who brought the suicide bomber to the church and raided its place, which led to a clash that resulted in the neutrality of a member of the cell and another injury.
“Ansar al -Sunna Organization”
While the arrested suicide bomber confessions led to the arrest of Al -Jumaili, the raiding of four additional dens, the control of more explosives, and the frustration of a new bombing scheme.
