[BBC] A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Yemen's capital Sanaa has left at least 25 people dead and wounded at least 36.
Two explosions struck the al-Balili mosque as worshippers were performing prayers for the Eid al-Adha festival.
The so-called Islamic State (IS) militant group said it had carried out the bombing.
One suicide bomber reportedly detonated explosives inside the mosque and, as people fled, a second bomber set off explosives at the entrance.
Sanaa has been hit by a series of bomb attacks, many of them claimed by IS, which follows its own extreme version of Sunni Islam.
The blasts targeted Al-Balili Mosque in the Al-Safya district on the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday.
According to some news agencies, the Al-Balili Mosque is run by Shiite Houthis.
The Yemen-based Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility for the blast, saying it was targeting the country's Shiite rebels. |
