Explosive Device Found in Hearse Outside Aleppo Cathedral

Explosive Device Found in Hearse Outside Aleppo Cathedral

Authorities have foiled an attempted bombing targeting the Mar Ephrem Syrian Orthodox Cathedral in Aleppo’s Al-Sulaimaniyah district, after an explosive device was discovered hidden inside a church-owned hearse. According to a statement issued by the Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo, the incident occurred Wednesday morning during a funeral service for a parish member. The threat was first detected when a cathedral security guard noticed a s…

Syria foils attempted bombing of Orthodox cathedral in Aleppo

An attempt to bomb an Orthodox Christian cathedral in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo was thwarted on Wednesday. The Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo said that the attempt to attack the Saint Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Cathedral in the Suleimaniyah area of Aleppo involved an explosive device, which was discovered inside a funeral vehicle entering the Cathedral grounds. According to a statement published on the Archdiocese’s official Facebook…

Syrian Security Forces Foil Bomb Plot at Aleppo Cathedral

Security forces in northern Syria thwarted an attempted bombing at Mar Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Cathedral in Aleppo after a suspicious bag containing

Bombs Fall From Hearse Entering Aleppo Church - Enab Baladi

The Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese in Aleppo (northern Syria) issued a clarification over an incident in which a black bag fell from a hearse as it entered Mar Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Cathedral in the al-Sulaymaniyah neighborhood, while the body of a parishioner was being transported for prayers and burial. The archdiocese said in a statement on Wednesday evening, May 13, that a vehicle belonging to a funeral office was bringing the body into the ca…