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| Deadly blast strikes Yemen mosque | Deadly blast strikes Yemen mosque |
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| At least eight people have been killed and many hurt in a blast at a mosque in Yemen, security sources and police say. | At least eight people have been killed and many hurt in a blast at a mosque in Yemen, security sources and police say. |
| The blast hit worshippers leaving the mosque in the northern city of Saada. The cause has not been confirmed but some officials said it was a bomb. | |
| Reports of casualties varied. A local governor said 35 had been hurt, while medical sources told Reuters news agency 100 people were in hospital. | Reports of casualties varied. A local governor said 35 had been hurt, while medical sources told Reuters news agency 100 people were in hospital. |
| The region is a Shia stronghold, while most Yemenis are Sunni Muslims. | |
| No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion, which took place as Friday prayers ended at the Ben Salman mosque. Some reports said a device might have been hidden in a car or a motorcycle. | |
| A BBC correspondent in Yemen says the mosque is often used by members of the security forces, which might have made it a target. | |
| Hundreds of people have been killed in clashes in the region since a conflict between pro-government forces and rebels loyal to leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi broke out in 2004. | |
| The Yemeni government says the rebels want to overthrow it and impose Shia religious law. The rebels say they are defending their community against discrimination and what they call aggressive acts by the government. | The Yemeni government says the rebels want to overthrow it and impose Shia religious law. The rebels say they are defending their community against discrimination and what they call aggressive acts by the government. |
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