3rd LD: 8 killed, 21 wounded in mosque blast in C. Syria's Homs

NAMPA / Xinhua
2025-12-26
DAMASCUS, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people were killed and 21 others wounded after an explosion struck a mosque in the Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood of the central Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers, Syrian health authorities said. State-run SANA news agency said the blast was caused by explosive devices planted in a corner of the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque, which was crowded with worshippers at the time. Earlier in the day......
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