{"id":102971,"date":"2025-12-26T16:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T16:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/explosion-at-alawite-mosque-in-syrias-homs-kills-five-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T16:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T16:17:08","slug":"explosion-at-alawite-mosque-in-syrias-homs-kills-five-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/explosion-at-alawite-mosque-in-syrias-homs-kills-five-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Explosion at Alawite mosque in Syria\u2019s Homs kills five | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

Homs officials said an explosive device detonated inside Imam Ali bin Abi Talib mosque; area sealed.<\/p>\n

An armed man stands inside the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque following an explosion in the Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood of Homs on December 26, 2025. PHOTO: AFP <\/p>\n

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Eight people were killed in an explosion at a mosque belonging to the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday, Syrian state news agency SANA said.<\/p>\n

SANA cited Syrian Health Ministry official Najib al-Naasan as saying 21 others were wounded and that the figures were preliminary, indicating they could rise.<\/p>\n

Homs city\u2019s press office said an explosive device had detonated inside the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib mosque and that security forces had cordoned off the area.<\/p>\n

Local official Issam Naameh told Reuters the blast took place during Friday noon prayers, typically the busiest time for mosques.<\/p>\n

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Syrian state media published footage showing rescuers and security forces examining debris splayed across the mosque\u2019s green carpet.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.<\/p>\n

Syria has been rocked by several episodes of sectarian violence since longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, an Alawite, was ousted by a rebel offensive last year and replaced by a government led by members of the Sunni Muslim majority.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in central Syria by an attacker described by authorities as a suspected member of Islamic State, a violent Sunni Muslim group.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Homs officials said an explosive device detonated inside Imam Ali bin Abi Talib mosque; area sealed. An armed man stands inside the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque following an explosion in the Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood of Homs on December 26, 2025. 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