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 group, from which Bashar al-Assad hails.

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.

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…