At least three people died and dozens were injured after clashes erupted between Alawite protesters and counter-demonstrators following a mosque bombing in Homs. Security forces fired into the air and one officer was killed during demonstrations in Latakia and Tartous called by Ghazal Ghazal to protest Alawite marginalization.The Sunni extremist group
Saraya Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for the initial blast that killed eight people amid rising sectarian tensions since the ouster of
Bashar Assad.
Published: 5h | Updated: 3h