Three killed in car explosion on Damascus-Homs international highway: state media

• Three people were killed in an explosion inside a vehicle in the al-Qastal area on the Damascus-Homs international highway, according to a Syrian government source cited by AFP.
• The cause of the explosion remains unclear, and authorities have launched an investigation.

Three people were killed on Monday in an explosion inside a vehicle on the international highway linking Damascus and Homs, according to a Syrian government source cited by Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Syria’s state news agency SANA reported that the explosion occurred in a vehicle in the al-Qastal area along the Damascus-Homs highway, causing casualties.

Ambulance and civil defence teams arrived at the scene and transported the victims’ bodies, SANA reported.

Relevant authorities began examining the site and investigating the nature and cause of the explosion, the agency added.

The circumstances surrounding the blast remain unclear.