Suicide bombing on Sanaa mosque leaves 12 dead
The blast took place at the al-Balili mosque during prayers for the Eid al-Adha holiday.
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A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, has killed at least 12 people, security sources say.
The blast took place at the al-Balili mosque during prayers for the Eid al-Adha holiday. The Balili mosque is close to a police academy in Sanaa. Many people are also reported injured in the explosion.
It comes two days after Yemen's President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi returned to the southern city of Aden from exile in Saudi Arabia.
He had fled in March following gains by Houthi rebels, who have since been targeted by a Saudi-led coalition.
The coalition, along with loyalist forces, have pushed back the Houthis from some areas, including Aden. However the Houthis - Shia Muslim rebels from the north of the country - still control the capital.
Sanaa has been hit by a series of bomb attacks, many of them claimed by the so-called Islamic State militant group, which is Sunni-based.
No-one has yet claimed responsibility for the latest attack.
