Triple suicide bombing in Yemeni mosque kill 142 people, injure 351

21 March 2015 11:53 AM IST

Triple suicide bombers hit a pair of mosques crowded with worshippers in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Friday, causing heavy casualties. (Photo: AP)
The area wore a deserted look after the blasts. The Huthi militia’s Al-Massira television said hospitals in the capital had made urgent appeals for blood donations (Photo: AP)
Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, stand near a damaged car after a bomb attack in Sanaa, Yemen (Photo: AP)
Houthi fighters stand near a damaged car after suicide attack in Sanaa, Yemen (Photo: AP)
A man looks at a damaged car after a suicide attack in Sanaa, Yemen (Photo: AP)
The attackers targeted mosques frequented by Shiite rebels, who have controlled the Yemeni capital since September (Photo: AP)
Yemenis carry a body of a man killed in a bomb attack in a mosque in Sanaa, Yemen (Photo: AP)
Houthi fighters carry a body of a man killed in a suicide attack that struck a mosque in Sanaa, Yemen (Photo: AP)
People stand amid bodies covered with blankets in a mosque after a suicide attack during the noon prayer in Sanaa, Yemen (Photo: AP)
Bodies of people killed in a suicide attack during the noon prayer are covered in blankets in a mosque in Sanaa, Yemen (Photo: AP)

Triple suicide bombers hit a pair of mosques crowded with worshippers in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Friday, causing heavy casualties. (Photo: AP)

Triple suicide bombing in Yemeni mosque kill 142 people, injure 351