Turkish Muslim pilgrims’ bus ‘shot at in Syria’

A bus, part of a convoy carrying Turkish pilgrims, has come under gun attack in central Syria, Turkish media and officials say.

At least two people, one of them a bus driver, were injured in the attack near the flashpoint city of Homs, they say.

The passengers, who had attended the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, later arrived back in Turkey.

Private news agency Dogan showed images of the vehicle with one of its side windows broken.

“We confirm that an attack took place in Syria,” a foreign ministry official told AFP news agency, without giving any further information, but reiterated Turkey’s warning to its citizens not to visit Syria.

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