Cell Phone Footage Captures Jihadists Attack Christian Orthodox Church With Missile In Syria Leaving 2 Dead, Over A Dozen Injured

At least two people were killed following Sunday’s terrorist attack at a ceremony marking the opening of a Hagia Sophia Replica in Syria’s northwestern Hama province.

More than a dozen were injured in what appears to be a jihadist drone attack that targeted worshippers gathered for the service.

“Hayat Tahrir al-Sham [the Al-Qaeda’s foreign branch in Syria] launched two unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with cameras and small-sized missiles that directly targeted the religious gathering,” a local source said.

The church in Syria had been blessed by the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch in 2020 when construction began.

The new, grand edifice, which was constructed with the help of Russia, is supposed to serve as a cathedral for the Orthodox population of the area.

The Syrian Arab Army said it had shot down several drones flying over the town, which has a population of 17,000, most of which is comprised of Greek Orthodox Christians.