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| Yemen suicide bombing in Sanaa mosque 'kills 25' | |
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| A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, has killed at least 25 people, sources say. | |
| Two explosions struck the al-Balili mosque during prayers for the Eid al-Adha holiday. | Two explosions struck the al-Balili mosque during prayers for the Eid al-Adha holiday. |
| The attack comes two days after Yemen's President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi returned to the southern city of Aden from exile in Saudi Arabia. | The attack comes two days after Yemen's President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi returned to the southern city of Aden from exile in Saudi Arabia. |
| He had fled in March following gains by Houthi rebels, who have since been targeted by a Saudi-led coalition. | He had fled in March following gains by Houthi rebels, who have since been targeted by a Saudi-led coalition. |
| The coalition, along with loyalist forces, have pushed back the Houthis from some areas, including Aden. | The coalition, along with loyalist forces, have pushed back the Houthis from some areas, including Aden. |
| However the Houthis - Shia Muslim rebels from the north of the country - still control the capital. | However the Houthis - Shia Muslim rebels from the north of the country - still control the capital. |
| The UN says almost 4,900 people, including more than 2,200 civilians, have been killed in Yemen in fighting on the ground and air strikes since 26 March. | The UN says almost 4,900 people, including more than 2,200 civilians, have been killed in Yemen in fighting on the ground and air strikes since 26 March. |
| The Balili mosque is close to a police academy in Sanaa. | The Balili mosque is close to a police academy in Sanaa. |
| One suicide bomber reportedly detonated explosives inside the mosque and as people fled a second bomber set off explosives at the entrance. | One suicide bomber reportedly detonated explosives inside the mosque and as people fled a second bomber set off explosives at the entrance. |
| Some reports have put the death toll higher, and many people have been injured. | Some reports have put the death toll higher, and many people have been injured. |
| Sanaa has been hit by a series of bomb attacks, many of them claimed by the so-called Islamic State militant group, which follows its own extreme version of Sunni Islam. | Sanaa has been hit by a series of bomb attacks, many of them claimed by the so-called Islamic State militant group, which follows its own extreme version of Sunni Islam. |
| No-one has yet said they carried out the latest attack. | No-one has yet said they carried out the latest attack. |
| Eid al-Adha - the festival of sacrifice - is celebrated by Muslims worldwide. | Eid al-Adha - the festival of sacrifice - is celebrated by Muslims worldwide. |
| It honours the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son as an act of submission to God's will. | It honours the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son as an act of submission to God's will. |
| Why is there fighting in Yemen? | Why is there fighting in Yemen? |
| The war the world forgot? | The war the world forgot? |
| Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe | Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe |
| Who is fighting whom? | Who is fighting whom? |
| Meeting the Houthis and their enemies | Meeting the Houthis and their enemies |
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