Daesh Claims Yemen Mosque Attack
CAIRO — A bomb exploded at a Shiite Houthi mosque in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Friday, wounding 13 people, a security source said, and Daesh (so-called IS) claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on Twitter. The bombing came against a backdrop of civil war in the country. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have seized large swathes of territory, including Sanaa, prompting formation of a Saudi-backed Arab coalition that is using air power to try to halt their advances. “Members of the caliphate in Sanaa have detonated an explosive device in a Houthi mosque in the people’s district…which lead to the death and injury of many of them “ said Daesh. According to a security source in Sanaa two out of the 13 wounded were in critical condition. The source added that the bomb was planted inside the mosque before Friday prayers. — AFP