ADEN, Yemen (AP) — A television network owned by Yemen’s Shiite rebels says a total of 137 people were killed and 345 injured in quadruple suicide bombings that hit a pair of mosques controlled by the rebels in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital.
Al-Masirah TV raised the death toll on Friday hours after the attacks, making it the deadliest violence to hit the fragile war-torn country.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the rebels, known as Houthis, are sworn enemies of Yemen’s powerful al-Qaida branch — which is regarded by Washington as the world’s most dangerous and active al-Qaida affiliate. Supporters of the rival Islamic State group in Yemen also cheered for the attack on Twitter.
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Muslims killed by Muslims dwarf any civilian casualties caused by the West using drone strikes. Moreover, these suicide bombs are intentionally targeting Muslims, while the civilian drone casualties are – arguably – inadvertent. Why these facts haven’t taken hold in those communities from which ISIS volunteers are found is simply mystifying…