RIYADH: Saudi Arabia condemned an explosion at a mosque of the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday that killed eight people. The city’s press office said an explosive device had detonated inside the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib mosque and that security forces had cordoned off the area. Syrian news agency SANA cited health ministry official Najib Al-Naasan as saying 18 others were wounded and that the figures were not final, indicating they could rise. Extremist Syrian group Saraya Ansar Al-Sunnah said on its Telegram channels that it carried out the attack.

Three killed and five injured in mosque explosion in Homs, Syria; investigation ongoing into possible suicide bomber involvement.

Syrian state media says security forces have imposed a cordon around the area and are investigating.

DAMASCUS: Three people were killed and five injured when an explosion struck a mosque in an Alawite neighborhood in the Syrian province of Homs on Friday, a local official…

Syrian health ministry says at least 18 others were injured in attack caused by planted explosives

The explosion in Homs targeted a predominantly Alawite area, a sect that has faced crackdowns and violence since the fall of former-President Bashar al-Assad.

A bombing struck the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in Homs, Syria, on Friday killing six people and injuring 21.

Images released by Syria’s state-run Arab News Agency showed blood on the mosque’s carpets, holes in the walls, shattered windows and fire damage.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia condemned an explosion at a mosque of the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday that killed eight people. The city’s press office said…

HOMS: Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday despite rain and cold outside of a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs where a bombing the day before killed eight people and wounded…

Officials have said the preliminary investigations indicate explosive devices were planted inside the mosque but have not yet publicly identified a suspect.

LATAKIA: Syrian Alawites took to the streets on Sunday in the coastal city of Latakia to protest after a mosque bombing that killed eight people in Homs two days before. The…

Three people were killed and dozens injured in protests in the city of Homs on December 28, two days after a mosque bombing that killed eight members of the Alawite minority…