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2015 Sana'a mosque bombings

2015 Sana'a mosque bombings

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2015 suicide attacks on Yemen mosques
Part of the Yemeni Crisis
Sana'a in Yemen.svg
Location of Sana'a in Yemen
Location Yemen Sana'a, Sana'a Governorate, Yemen
Date 20 March 2015 (UTC+03:00)
Target Houthi Shi'a worshippers
Attack type
 quadruple suicide bombing[1]
Deaths 145[2]
Non-fatal injuries
 351[3]
Perpetrators  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant [4]
The 2015 Sana'a mosque bombings were four suicide attacks on 20 March 2015 in Sana'a, Yemen.[1][5] The al-Badr and al-Hashoosh mosques came under suicide attack during midday prayers.[6] The blasts killed at least 145 people and 351 were wounded.[2] A suicide bomber blew outside gate of al-Badr mosque when he caught by militia guards and second suicide bomber detonated his device among fleeing people inside of the mosque where he able to enter. Another pair of suicide bombers blew at Al-Hashahush mosque.[7][8]
The targeted mosques (al-Badr and al-Hashoosh) are linked to the Houthis, a group of the Zaidiyyah sect of Shia Islam. The Houthis deposed the Yemeni government earlier in 2015 after they took control of Sana'a the previous year.[9]
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack.[4] Bruce Riedel of the Brookings Institute, however, believes it was more likely carried out by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.[10]

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References


  • "BREAKING: Death toll hits 137 from suicide bomb attacks in Yemen mosques". Albawaba News. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
    1. Noah Rayman. "ISIS Claims Role in Yemen Attack, But Some Say Al Qaeda Likelier". TIME.com. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

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  • "Scores killed in suicide attacks on Yemen mosques". Al-Jazeera. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

  • "Yemen: 120 killed in 2 mosque attacks in capital". CNN. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

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  • "Yemen's Islamic State Affiliate Claims Sanaa Attacks". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

  • "Yemen mosque bombings death toll hits 77". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

  • "46 Killed, 100 Injured in Suicide Attacks on 2 Yemen Mosques". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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