Local Editor

Nearly 28 people have been killed in a deadly bomb attack in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, on Monday. The extremist group, "Daesh" ["ISIL"], has claimed responsibility for the attack. 

The extremist group "Daesh" claimed in a statement that it was behind the deadly bomb attack that targeted the residence of two leaders of the Ansarullah movement in Sana’a on Monday night.

At least 28 people, including eight women, lost their lives in the act of violence, medics said. A number of others sustained injuries. However, the figures had not been officially confirmed.

Security officials said the car bomb went off behind a military hospital in Sana’a, and targeted Ansarullah leaders Faisal and Hamid Jayash during a gathering to mourn the death of a family member.

There were no reports on whether the two Ansarullah leaders were among the casualties.

"Daesh" had also claimed a car bombing against Qubat al-Mahdi Mosque in Yemen’s capital on June 20, which killed three people and wounded 16 others.

The extremist attacks by "Daesh" come amid ongoing military strikes by Saudi Arabia against Yemen which have been carried out since March 26 - without a UN mandate- and whereby more than 2,000 civilians have been killed in the ongoing attacks.