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Yemen crisis: Suicide attacks hit Sanaa Houthi mosques | Yemen crisis: Suicide attacks hit Sanaa Houthi mosques |
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Suicide bombers have blown themselves up at two mosques in the centre of Yemen's capital, Sanaa, killing at least 46 people, reports say. | |
Worshippers were attending noon prayers at the Badr and al-Hashoosh mosques when at least two bombers struck. | Worshippers were attending noon prayers at the Badr and al-Hashoosh mosques when at least two bombers struck. |
The mosques are used mainly by supporters of the Zaidi Shia-led Houthi rebel movement, which controls Sanaa. | |
There has been no immediate claim of responsibility, but al-Qaeda militants have carried out similar attacks. | There has been no immediate claim of responsibility, but al-Qaeda militants have carried out similar attacks. |
The jihadist group's local offshoot vowed to confront the Houthis after they overran the capital in September and began moving into predominantly Sunni central and western regions of Yemen. | |
The bombings in Sanaa come a day after deadly clashes in the southern city of Aden, between forces loyal to President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and those supporting his predecessor, Ali Abdullah Saleh. | |
Warplanes later targeted the presidential palace in Aden, where Mr Hadi has been based since fleeing Sanaa last month after the rebels placed him under effective house arrest. | |
The president, who aides said was evacuated to a "safe place" after the air raid, described Thursday's events in Aden as a "failed military coup against constitutional legitimacy". | |
Mr Saleh was forced to hand over power to Mr Hadi in 2011 after mass protests, but has remained a power-broker in the country. He is currently allied with the Houthis, against whom he fought wars when he was president. |