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Yemen: Scores killed and wounded in mosque bombing
al Bawaba ^ | May 01 2008

Posted on 05/02/2008 9:31:32 AM PDT by knighthawk

Six people died and at least 35 were hurt on Friday when a bomb hidden in a motorcycle went off outside a mosque in Yemen's northern city of Saada. The blast happened as worshippers, including army officers, were leaving the Salman Mosque after Friday prayers, officials and security sources said.

"We estimate so far six dead and around 35 wounded," Motahhar Rashad told Al Jazeera television. "It is a large mosque."

Rescue workers were still helping people at the scene, and medical sources told Reuters some 100 people had been taken to two hospitals in the area. There are conflicting reports regarding the cause of the explosion. Some witnesses said a minibus parked outside the mosque went off, while others said the blast was caused by a booby-trapped motorcycle.

The northwestern province has been rocked by sporadic violence since a conflict broke out in 2004 between government forces and gunmen loyal to Abdul-Malik al-Houthi.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bombing; mosque; radicalislam; yemen

1 posted on 05/02/2008 9:31:32 AM PDT by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk
I gather no Shia/Sunni softball game this afternoon at the ice cream social - what is it with these people?
2 posted on 05/02/2008 9:34:19 AM PDT by SF Republican
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To: SF Republican

Sunna or later, Shi’ite, always happens..


3 posted on 05/02/2008 9:35:33 AM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: knighthawk

35 wounded but 100 taken to the hospital ?


4 posted on 05/02/2008 9:37:14 AM PDT by stylin19a
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35 wounded but 100 taken to the hospital ?

65 were going for the free punch and shortbread cookies.

5 posted on 05/02/2008 9:48:22 AM PDT by Sax
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To: stylin19a
35 wounded but 100 taken to the hospital ?

65 were going for the free punch and shortbread cookies.

6 posted on 05/02/2008 9:48:26 AM PDT by Sax
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To: knighthawk
al Bawaba

I didn't know Barbara Walters has a Middle East affiliate...

7 posted on 05/02/2008 10:10:05 AM PDT by Onelifetogive (This is an Obama-nation!)
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To: knighthawk

No biggie, just murdering muslims being murdering muslims. What else would you expect, really?


8 posted on 05/02/2008 10:18:26 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (When hopelessness replaces hope, it opens the door to evil.)
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To: SF Republican

sorry, but both soft ball and ice cream have been deemed un-islamic and have had fartwas issued against them.


9 posted on 05/02/2008 10:37:07 AM PDT by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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To: knighthawk

Ayman the Liar: “We don’t kill innocent people!”.


10 posted on 05/02/2008 1:12:54 PM PDT by DGHoodini ("I never did believe you much, anyway...")
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