Deadly Twin Blasts Target Mosques In Yemeni Capital

At least 16 people were killed when suicide bombers blew themselves up at two mosques in the Yemeni capital Sanaa during Friday's noon prayers, according to medical sources.

The mosques are known to be used mainly by supporters of the Shi’ite Muslim Houthi group which has seized control of the government.

Yemen is torn by a power struggle between the Iranian-backed Houthis in the north and the U.N.-recognised President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who has set up a rival seat in the south with Gulf Arab support.

(REUTERS)