CAIRO // A bomb exploded at a Shiite Houthi mosque in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Friday, wounding 13 people, a security source said, and ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on Twitter.
According to a security source in Sanaa two out of the 13 wounded were in critical condition. The source added that the bomb was planted inside the mosque before Friday prayers.
Earlier this year, a group of militants in Yemen renounced their loyalty to Al Qaeda and pledged allegiance to the head of ISIL. In March, suicide blasts at Shiite mosques in Yemen killed over 100 people.
In April, a new branch of the ISIL group in Yemen issued a video showing what it said was the beheading of four Yemeni soldiers and the shooting of 10 others.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has killed hundreds in attacks across the country in recent years and has taken advantage of fighting in recent months to consolidate its hold in eastern regions.
* Reuters
