Suicide bombers have launched a deadly attacked on two mosques in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, killing scores of people and wounding many.
Worshipers were said to be attending noon prayers at the Badr and al-Hashoosh Mosques when the attack struck.
The Mosques are used mainly by supporters of the Zaidi Shia-led Houthi rebel movement, which controls Sanaa.
Islamic State (IS), had said it was behind the attacks.
A statement from the group was published on Twitter accounts known as ‘reliable sources for IS propaganda’.
There are also severe tensions between the Houthi rebels and various powerful, armed elements in Yemen, including militants from Al-Qaeda.
‘Blood Shed’
Witnesses said two suicide bombers attacked the Badr mosque, in the south of Sanaa saying, one of the entered the building and detonated his explosive device among dozens of worshipers, adding that survivors sought to escape through the main gates, where the second bomber was waiting.
Two more bombers attacked the Al-Hashoosh mosque, in the north of the capital, with one detonating explosives near the entrance, and the other running into the mosque itself.
It was recorded that there was blood-shed as many of those not killed by the explosion were affected with serious injuries.