At least 12 people were killed and 37 others, including children, were injured in a car bomb attack on a neighborhood in the central Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday, state television reported.

At least 12 people were killed and 37 others, including children, were injured in a car bomb attack on a neighborhood in the central Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday, state television reported.

"Terrorists detonated a car bomb in the center of Al-Zahraa neighborhood, causing deaths and injuries," it said.

It later added that the blast had caused major damage.