Yemen: scores dead in suicide bombings at Houthi mosques in Sana'a

March 20, 2015 23:04

Scores of people have died in three suicide bombings targeting mosques used by the Shia Houthi militia in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.

A television network owned by the Houthi rebels said 137 people were killed and 345 injured, while a medical source told Reuters that 126 had died. The attacks have been claimed by an affiliate of Islamic State.

Sanaa has been under Houthi control since it was overrun in September following fierce fighting.

One bomb exploded inside Badr mosque in the south of the city, followed by another blast at the gate as worshippers fled, witnesses said.

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