Three people have been killed and five injured when an explosion struck a mosque in Syria’s Homs, according to Syrian state media reports.
The attack targeted the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi al-Dahab neighbourhood of Homs shortly after Friday prayers, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.
State media said security forces had imposed a cordon around the area and were investigating.
Local officials told Reuters news agency it may have been caused by a suicide bomber or explosives placed there.
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