The blast shattered pews and caused extensive damage inside the church. The Syrian Ministry of Health reported 25 killed and 63 wounded, while the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said 27 people died in the blast, in addition to three unidentified body parts recovered from the site.

DAMASCUS, Syria -- The death toll from an attack on a church in Syria has gone up to 25, state media said Monday.

State media says a suicide bomber in Syria has detonated himself inside a church filled with people, killing at least nine.