Sanaa, Yemen:120 Killed in 2 Mosque Attacks

Suicide bombers attacked two mosques in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, killing 120 people and injuring more than 300 others, Friday.

The blasts happened at Al Badr mosque and Al Hashoosh mosque in Sanaa, killed a prominent Houthi religious leader Murtatha Al Mahathwari.

People were seen removing bodies from one of the mosques and no claims of responsibility for the blasts have been made public.

 

First was a separate explosion which rocked a government compound in the Houthi stronghold city of Saada -- 180 kilometers (111 miles) northeast of Sanaa -- killing two people and seriously injuring a third.

This explosions comes a day after deadly fighting erupted between Houthi-controlled forces and military units who are loyal to Hadi in the port city of Aden, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) southeast of Sanaa.