Sanaa Bombing Toll Toches 142, IS Group Claims Responsibility Of Attack

21 March, Sanaaa, Yemen

In Yemen, The Death toll in suicide bombing in Yemen capital Sanaa has risen to 142. Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack.

The attacks are the first claimed by IS, a Sunni group, since it set up a branch in Yemen in November. Four suicide bombers attacked the Badr mosque, in the south of Sanaa, and the al-Hashoosh mosque, in the north of the capital, as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers.

Both mosques were used mainly by supporters of the Zaidi Shia-led Houthi rebel movement, which controls Sanaa. Yemen has suffered from political instability for years and Houthi rebels control nine of the 21 provinces.

The government of internationally recognised President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has fled to the southern port city of Aden.

A member of the Health Ministry’s operations committee told AFP that at least 351 were injured.

In an online statement, Islamic State, said the bombings were just a tip of the iceberg. It is the first time that IS has claimed any attack in Yemen where al-Qaeda remains the most prominent militant group.