Eight killed, 45 wounded in Yemen mosque blast

Source: AFP

Eight killed, 45 wounded in Yemen mosque blast
02/05/2008 11h37

SANAA (AFP) - At least eight pople were killed and 45 wounded in Yemen on Friday when a blast went off at the entrance of a mosque in the Saada region, site of a Shiite rebellion, police and witnesses said.

There were conflicting accounts about the cause of the explosion, and no immediate claims of responsibility.

Some witnesses said a minibus parked outside the mosque in the town of Saada exploded, while others said the blast was caused by a booby-trapped motorcycle.

The blast came as hundreds of Muslim faithful were leaving the Bin Salman mosque after Friday prayers, the witnesses said.

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Blast at Yemen mosque kills 6, wounds 35

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Six people were killed and at least 35 wounded on Friday when a bomb hidden in a motorcycle exploded outside a mosque in Yemen's volatile northern city of Saada.

The blast happened as worshippers, including army officers, were leaving the Salman Mosque after Friday prayers, officials and security sources said.

"We estimate so far six dead and around 35 wounded," Motahhar Rashad told Al Jazeera television. "It is a large mosque."

Rescue workers were still helping people at the scene, and medical sources told Reuters around 100 people had been taken to two hospitals in the area.

It was not known who planted the bomb near the door of the mosque, but the northwestern province has been rocked by sporadic violence since a conflict broke out in 2004 between government forces and rebels loyal to Abdul-Malik al-Houthi.

Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands have fled their homes in Saada since the conflict began.

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