5 Successive Explosions in Front of Mosques in Yemen’s Capital, 31 People Killed
Five successive explosions were took place in mosques of Yemen’s capital Sana’a, it said to that bombs were installed in cars who all targeted mosques and in the result about 31 people died and dozens wounded.
However, United Nations has emphasized to resolve crisis soon as number of fatalities has been increasing in Yemen.
A Yemeni militant organization that linked to them Middle East’s dangerous terror organization Islamic State, has taken the responsibility of these bombings at mosques and headquarters of the dominant Houthi group in capital.
The militants stormed about three mosques as well as political bureau of the Ansarullah movement of the Houthis in Sana’a with series of car bombings on Wednesday and shot dead dozens people and also injured several.
The Yemeni militant organizations linked to ISIS claimed by saying that the series of bombings were the vengeance against Shia Houthis who has complete hold of capital city and over a large number of Sunni-majority in the nation since last one year.
The terrorists attacked mosques, all belonging to the members of Zaidi sect of Shia Islam, security officials stated media reporters.
Muslims are preparing for the beginning of holy month of Ramadan worldwide, though the militants targeted mosques in start of holy days. After the incidents, ambulances turned victim locations quickly in the northern and central parts’ street.
The peace talks were being done in Geneva to resolve the ongoing issue in country, while after the bombings were extended until Friday.
Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, special representative of United Nation for Yemen and Mauritanian diplomat.
joined the conference with rebel delegation which held in a hotel of Switzerland’s city Geneva in evening following meeting with delegation of the exiled government, though talks will continue until Friday.