Carnage in the capital of Yemen. Triple suicide blasts target two mosques in the heart of Sana’a during the busiest worshiping time of the week. More than a 130 people were killed along with some 350 injuries. CCTV America’s Roee Ruttenberg filed this report from Washington.
Highlights:
- The first bomb explosion went off inside the al-Badr Mosque killing its prominent Imam along with other Houthi clerics seated in the front.
- The second explosion went off as panicked crowds try to flee another location.
- A third detonated at another mosque nearby.
- The mosques are frequently used by Houthi fighters, who control most of northern Yemen, including the capital.
- Many Gulf leaders say Iran backs the Houthis who seized power last September in a move that surprised many foreign observers.
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