In the official resolution of the European Parliament, Greek MEPs from New Democracy (ND) condemn “in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist attack against Greek Orthodox Christians.”

Greece has strongly condemned a deadly suicide bombing at a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus that killed at least 20 people, calling the act a “heinous terrorist suicide bombing” and vowing to raise the issue with its European Union partners.

The Greek Foreign Ministry reacted swiftly after an Islamic State attacker targeted the Prophet Elias Church during Sunday services, expressing condolences to the victims’ families and demanding robust protections for Syria's Christian communities.

In Damascus, Syrians and expat Greeks celebrated the “OXI Day” Greek national holiday. In more detail, with the blessing and presence of His Beatitude Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, Ioannis, the Greek Community in Damascus celebrated the National Greece’s entry into WW II, which coincides with this year’s 100th anniversary since the founding of the Greek expat Community.