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A bomb exploded in a Alawite mosque in the Syrian city of Homs, killing at least eight people

The explosion occurred while the Friday noon prayer was being held and, according to the first data from the investigation, the bomb was placed inside the temple.

Homs (Syrian Arab Republic), 26/12/2025.- Security forces guard the area after an explosion at the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood of Homs, western Syria, 26 December 2025. According to state news agency SANA, at least eight people were killed and more than a dozen injured following an explosion at the mosque. Preliminary investigations suggest the explosion resulted from improvised devices placed inside the building. (Siria) EFE/EPA/AHMAD FALLAHA — In front of the mosque attacked by the Syrian security forces. Photo: EFE

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2025/12/26 - 22:43

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2025/12/26 - 22:43

A bomb exploded in the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib mosque in the Syrian city of Homs, killing at least eight people and wounding 18 others, according to the Syrian news agency SANA.

The explosion occurred at the time of the Friday noon prayer and, according to the first data from the investigation, the bomb was placed inside the temple.

In a statement, the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs added that this attack is "a flagrant violation of human and moral values" and that "the Islamic State is part of the terrorist group's attempts to undermine security and stability and spread chaos in the country".

The attack has been claimed by the Sunni extremist group Ansar al-Sunna, which claimed responsibility for an attack in June on a church in the capital, Damascus, and has stressed in a brief message published through its propaganda channels that the attacks "will continue to intensify and will target all infidels and apostates."