At least five people were killed and 21 others injured in an explosion at a mosque in the city of Homs, the administrative center of Syria’s Homs province. Najib al‑Naasan, director of the emergency and ambulance services at Syria’s Health Ministry, told SANA that the death toll had risen to five, with 21 wounded, noting that these figures remain preliminary.
Earlier reports had mentioned three dead and five injured.
According to the authorities’ initial investigation, explosive devices were planted inside the Imam Ali Shiite mosque in the Wadi al‑Dhahab neighborhood and detonated during Friday prayers. Earlier local reports had suggested the attack might have been carried out by a suicide bomber who entered the mosque.
Following the blast, security was tightened throughout Homs, and a cordon was established around the area of the attack. No armed group has yet claimed responsibility for the bombing.
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Based on materials from TASS