Syrian clashes erupted on the coast between Alawite protesters and counterdemonstrators, resulting in at least four deaths and dozens of injuries. This violence followed a bombing at an Alawite mosque in Homs that killed eight people. While a group named Saraya Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for the mosque attack, targeting the Alawite sect, authorities are still investigating. Security forces intervened to separate the clashing groups, with reports of police stations being attacked and security personnel injured.