An explosive device detonated inside a mosque in Homs, Syria, during Friday prayers on December 26, killing at least three people and wounding five others, according to Syrian state media and local officials cited by Reuters. The blast occurred at the Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib Mosque in the predominantly Alawite neighborhood of Wadi al-Dhahab in central Syria's Homs province.
Security forces immediately cordoned off the area following the explosion and launched an investigation into the attack. Initial reports suggest the device may have been detonated by a suicide bomber, though this remains unconfirmed. The identity and affiliation of the perpetrators are currently unknown, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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