’ISIL’-Suicide Bombing Attack on Mosque in Yemen’s Capital: 7 Killed
Local Editor
A suicide bombing on a mosque killed seven people in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa on Tuesday, the state news agency said, with the so-called "Daesh" ["ISIL"] extremist group claiming responsibility for the attack.
The agency said in a text message that the attack targeted al-Nour mosque in the al-Nahda neighborhood in northwestern Sanaa.
Over the past months, the "Daesh" extremist group has conducted several bomb attacks against mosques in Sana’a.
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mosque in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa recently on Sept. 24, the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, martyring 25 people and causing many casualties, witnesses and medics said. The so-called "Daesh" ["ISIL"] extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Tuesday’s attack came as a Saudi-led coalition backed by the United States has been carrying out a military aggression on Yemen by launching airstrikes against the country since March 26. The airstrikes have not been authorized by the United Nations [UN].
