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Syrian authorities capture ‘criminals’ linked to brutal church attack that killed dozens: report

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Syrian authorities announced arrests have been made in connection to a deadly suicide bombing that claimed the lives of at least 25 people at a Greek Orthodox church on Sunday.

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The interior ministry reported the arrest of «a number of criminals involved in the attack,» the Orthodox Times reported. 

According to Interior Minister Anas Khattab, the operation was carried out against «locations linked to cells of the terrorist organization Islamic State,» the outlet reported.

Explosive devices and a booby-trapped motorcycle were also recovered during a security operation near Damascus «against cells affiliated with the Daesh (IS) terrorist group,» according to France24.

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ISIS BEHIND DEADLY CHURCH SUICIDE BOMBING NEAR DAMASCUS, SYRIAN INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Civil Defence worker inspects the damage inside Mar Elias church where a suicide bomber detonated himself in Dweil’a in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday June 22, 2025. (SANA via AP)

The announcement came hours after Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed authorities would «work night and day» to capture all those who participated in and «planned this heinous crime and bring them to justice.» 

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At least 25 people were killed, and 63 others were injured in the attack that took place at the Mar Elias Church in Dweil’a, located on the outskirts of Damascus. It reportedly began while people were praying. The perpetrator first opened fire on the worshipers, before detonating himself.

SUICIDE BOMBER STRIKES SYRIAN CHURCH NEAR DAMASCUS DURING MASS

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Syrian citizens and security forces inspect the damage inside Mar Elias church where a suicide bomber detonated himself in Dweil’a in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

While no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, Syrian Interior Ministry spokesman Noureddine Al-Baba suggested ISIS as a likely culprit following a preliminary investigation.

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«The security of places of worship is a red line,» Al-Baba said further, castigating ISIS and what remains of the former government of Ba’athist dictator Bashar al-Assad as actors trying to destabilize Syria.

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The attack «reminds us of the importance of solidarity, and unity of the government and the people in facing all that threatens our nation’s security and stability», Sharaa said of the church bombing.

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Streetview of explosion damage.

People gather outside the Mar Elias church in Dweil’a following the suicide bombing on June 22, 2025. (BAKR ALKASEM/AFP via Getty Images)

The attack comes amid a time of heightened political unrest in the notoriously volatile Middle East – less than 24 hours after the U.S. launched airstrikes on three of Iran’s top nuclear facilities. 

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Israel launched a series of similar attacks, including attacks on the Iranian capital, Tehran, in the weeks prior.

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Fox News’ Kyle Schmidbauer and The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, national crime cases, illegal immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com

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ICE director says Portland facility faces violence with ‘little help from local police’

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Federal immigration officials say their Portland, Oregon, facility has come under nightly attack, with little help from local police because of political directives from city leaders.

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In an exclusive interview with Fox News’ Bill Melugin, Cammila Wamsley, director of Portland’s ICE office, said the facility has faced violence for more than 100 consecutive nights, with Portland police largely absent under guidance from the mayor and city council.

«I just, I can’t figure out what’s happening at the FDA. I’m totally baffled by it,» Wamsley said, describing her frustration at seeing federal staff attacked outside the building while officers inside lack jurisdiction to intervene. «It’s frustrating for us to watch people be attacked on the street and know that we don’t have the authority to be able to really step in unless there’s some nexus to federal law.»

She said nightly protests have escalated beyond chants and signs, with bottle rockets striking the ICE building, rocks shattering windows, lasers targeting officers’ eyes and barricades blocking vehicles.

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ANTI-ICE PORTLAND RIOTERS WITH GUILLOTINE CLASH WITH POLICE IN WAR-LIKE SCENES

People protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility as federal agents watch from the rooftop in Portland, Ore., Wednesday. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)

Wamsley said protesters have followed ICE staff members home and doxxed at least six employees.

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«Later, towards the evening and around dark, there are a lot of folks that come up dressed in all black,» she explained. «They are here to wreak havoc. They’ll block our cars, throw paint, damage property and even try to follow our folks home.»

She warned that when crowds swell quickly, the violence becomes more dangerous.

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A Federal Protective Service officer stands guard in front of demonstrators as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcementdraw hundreds to the ICE headquarters in south Portland, Ore., Sunday.  (John Rudoff/Reuters)

«We’ve seen it before. The folks here can go from a crowd of 50 to a crowd of 1,000 in 30 minutes,» she explained. «Sometimes we only have 20 officers here. We would not be able to defend the building with that show of force.»

Wamsley said the Portland Police Department has been slow to respond — and sometimes doesn’t respond at all — because of city policy. She explained that assaults have occurred outside and across the street from the building, but police have either taken too long to arrive or not shown up at all.

«That is not the stance they would take six blocks from here, but it is the stance they take with us because of guidance from the mayor and city council,» Wamsley said.

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PORTLAND MAYOR DOUBLES DOWN ON SANCTUARY STATUS AFTER VIOLENT ANTI-ICE RIOT

Protesters set up guillotine outside ICE facility in Portland, Oregon

Anti-ICE protesters roll out a guillotine in front of the ICE field office in Portland, Ore. (X/@KatieDaviscourt)

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Portland mayor’s office and police department for comment.

Still, Wamsley said ICE staff remain committed to their mission despite the unrest.

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«The people that work here are here to serve the American public,» she said. «They are here to enforce the same immigration laws we’ve had in place since the 1950s. Nothing has changed in that regard. We come to work every day. We do our job the way we have been doing it, and we’ll continue to do that.»

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Federal agents arrest a person outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Oregon, on June 18, 2025.

Federal agents arrest a person outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., in June. (X/@choeshow/@frontlinesTPUSA)

Todd Rignel, assistant special agent for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Oregon, said federal agencies are targeting Antifa-linked groups they blame for organizing much of the unrest.

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«They’re not just facing HSI. They’re facing the FBI, ATF, DEA, IRS — all of these agencies,» he said. «That’s a force to be reckoned with.»

Portland remains a flashpoint for unrest with the ICE facility at the center of nightly confrontations.

President Donald Trump announced plans to send 200 National Guard troops to Portland to support immigration authorities. Officials said the troops would be stationed near protest areas.

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The warnings follow an attack on an ICE facility in Dallas Sept. 24. Authorities said two detainees were killed and another was hospitalized after a gunman opened fire before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot. 

Investigators said shell casings recovered bore an «ANTI-ICE» message.

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Fox News Digital’s Madison Colombo contributed to this report.

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Recordando a Jane Goodall, la gigante defensora de los animales, en imágenes

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La famosa primatóloga Jane Goodall falleció a los 91 años. Su investigación pionera con chimpancés y su defensa del medio ambiente a nivel mundial transformaron la conservación.

Goodall nació en Londres, Inglaterra, el 3 de abril de 1934.

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Jane fue una destacada etóloga, primatóloga y antropóloga, reconocida mundialmente por su extenso y pionero estudio de los chimpancés salvajes en el Parque Nacional Gombe Stream en Tanzania, una investigación que se extendió por más de sesenta años.

A la edad de 26 años, en 1960, viajó a Tanzania enviada por el famoso antropólogo Louis Leakey. Sus exhaustivas observaciones de campo revolucionaron a la comunidad científica al revelar comportamientos complejos en los chimpancés, como:

La capacidad de fabricar y utilizar herramientas, un rasgo que hasta entonces se creía exclusivo de los humanos.

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Que los chimpancés son omnívoros y no vegetarianos.

Una estructura social y conductas desarrolladas que incluían altruismo, forrajeo, caza e incluso guerra entre grupos.

La importancia de la crianza, la adopción y los lazos familiares.

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Goodall posa para un retrato en Nueva York para promocionar la película de Disneynature, «Nacida en China», el 7 de abril de 2017. Foto: Victoria Will/Invision/AP, archivo

A pesar de no haber cursado previamente estudios de grado, su extraordinario trabajo en terreno le permitió acceder y obtener un Doctorado en Etología por la Universidad de Cambridge en 1965.

En 1977, fundó el Instituto Jane Goodall para la Investigación, Educación y Conservación de la Vida Silvestre. A partir de 1986, dejó en gran medida el trabajo de campo para dedicarse al activismo y la conservación, viajando por el mundo como incansable defensora de la vida silvestre y Mensajera de la Paz de la ONU (desde 2002).

Goodall fue una figura clave que cambió la percepción humana sobre los chimpancés y es considerada una de las científicas de mayor impacto en el siglo XX y una de las activistas más influyentes del siglo XXI.

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Jane Goodall, en imágenes

Esta es una galería de fotos seleccionada por los editores de Associated Press:

Foto: AP /Jean-Marc Bouju, archivoFoto: AP /Jean-Marc Bouju, archivo

Goodall besa a Tess, una chimpancé hembra, en el Santuario de Chimpancés Sweetwaters, cerca de Nanyuki, al norte de Nairobi, el 6 de diciembre de 1997.

Foto: AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta, archivoFoto: AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta, archivo

El presidente Joe Biden entrega la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad, el mayor honor civil de la nación, a la conservacionista Jane Goodall en la Sala Este de la Casa Blanca, el 4 de enero de 2025, en Washington.

Foto: Attila Kovacs/MTI via AP, archivoFoto: Attila Kovacs/MTI via AP, archivo

La primatóloga, etóloga, antropóloga y Mensajera de la Paz de la ONU inglesa Jane Goodall observa gorilas después de descubrir la placa del fallecido primatólogo húngaro Geza Teleki en la Casa de los Simios del Zoológico de Budapest, en Budapest, Hungría, el 15 de junio de 2015.

Foto: AP/Chitose Suzuki, archivoFoto: AP/Chitose Suzuki, archivo

Goodall habla en un simposio de la Facultad de Derecho de Harvard, «El estatus legal evolutivo de los chimpancés», en Cambridge, Massachusetts, el 30 de septiembre de 2002.

Foto: AP /Bela Szandelszky, archivoFoto: AP /Bela Szandelszky, archivo

La etnóloga británica observa a uno de los gorilas del Zoológico de Budapest, Hungría, el 11 de febrero de 2008.

Foto: AP, archivoFoto: AP, archivo

La antropóloga británica Jane Goodall aparece en una fotografía de 1975, en paradero desconocido.

Foto: AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, archivoFoto: AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, archivo

La primatóloga y antropóloga inglesa Jane Goodall habla en un panel «Guardianes de la sabiduría de la Tierra» en la reunión anual del foro en Davos, Suiza, el 19 de enero de 2024.

Foto: AP/Charles Knoblock, archivo.Foto: AP/Charles Knoblock, archivo.

La primatóloga Jane Goodall revisa diapositivas antes de hacer una presentación en Chicago, el 9 de mayo de 1982.

Foto: AP/Craig Ruttle, archivoFoto: AP/Craig Ruttle, archivo

El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores francés, Laurent Fabius, de izquierda a derecha, la primatóloga Jane Goodall, el ex vicepresidente estadounidense Al Gore, el alcalde de Nueva York, Bill de Blasio, y el secretario general de la ONU, Ban Ki-moon, participan en la Marcha de los Pueblos por el Clima en Nueva York, el 21 de septiembre de 2014.

Foto: AP/Bela Szandelszky, archivo.Foto: AP/Bela Szandelszky, archivo.

La primatóloga Jane Goodall besa a Pola, una cría de chimpancé de 14 meses del Zoológico de Budapest, que adoptó simbólicamente, el 20 de diciembre de 2004.

Foto: AP, archivoFoto: AP, archivo

La antropóloga Jane Goodall, a la derecha con su esposo Hugo van Lawick detrás de cámara, enero de 1974. El Barón Hugo van Lawick fue el primer esposo de Jane Goodall. Se casaron en 1964 y tuvieron un hijo, Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick, apodado «Grub,» nacido en 1967. Se divorciaron en 1974 después de una década de matrimonio.

Foto: AP/Brennan Linsley, archivoFoto: AP/Brennan Linsley, archivo

La primatóloga y conservacionista Jane Goodall pronuncia la 50ª Conferencia Memorial George Gamow en la Universidad de Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, el 1 de octubre de 2015.

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Russian leader responds to American conservative’s murder: ‘A disgusting atrocity’

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the assassination of Charlie Kirk was a sign of a «deep rift» in American society, while offering his condolences to the family of the late conservative activist. 

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Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi at a forum of Russian experts, Putin addressed the killing, according to Reuters.

«This is a disgusting atrocity, especially since it was broadcast live. We all saw it. It was truly horrific,» Putin said. «First and foremost, I extend my condolences to Mr. Kirk’s family and all his loved ones. We sympathize and empathize.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday condemned the killing of Charlie Kirk while speaking to a panel of Russian experts.  (Getty Images)

«What happened is a reflection of a deep division within society. In the United States, I don’t believe there is any need to escalate the situation externally, as the country’s political leadership is working to restore order domestically,» he added.

Kirk was shot and killed in September while speaking at Utah Valley University.

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His alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, faces seven charges, including aggravated homicide, which carries the potential death penalty; felony discharge of a firearm; obstruction and witness tampering.

Robinson returned to court Monday and is scheduled to appear again Oct. 30. Prosecutors said they had already gathered «voluminous» evidence against him.

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Charlie Kirk speaks before he is assassinated during Turning Point’s visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)

Kirk’s murder has intensified debate over political violence in the United States. Republican leaders have urged Democrats to moderate their rhetoric toward President Donald Trump and to embrace greater tolerance for opposing views.

In addition to addressing Kirk’s death, Putin responded to Trump’s recent characterization of Russia as a «paper tiger.»

«A paper tiger? Then go deal with this paper tiger,» Putin said. «If we are fighting the entire NATO bloc, moving forward, advancing and feeling confident, and we are still called a paper tiger, then what does that make NATO itself?»

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Last week, Trump predicted Ukraine could reclaim all its territory from Russia before labeling Moscow a «paper tiger.»



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