Car explosion on Damascus-Homs highway kills three

A car exploded Monday on the Damascus-Homs international road, killing three people, according to Syrian state media and authorities.

• A car exploded Monday on the Damascus-Homs international road, Syrian state agency SANA reported.
• The blast killed three people, according to a government source quoted by AFP.
• SANA said ambulance and civil-defense teams reached the site and removed victims' bodies.
• The cause of the explosion remains unclear as authorities opened an investigation.