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22 people killed in mosque attack in Yemen's Marib

22 people killed in mosque attack in Yemen's Marib

March 17, 2017 | 06:33 PM
A view of destruction in a street in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen.
Twenty two people were killed in an attack on a mosque during Friday prayers inside a military base in Yemen's Marib province, local officials said.Two missiles were fired at the mosque located inside the military camp of Kofal in the west of Marib after a rocket was fired, the officials said.Most of Marib is under the control of forces loyal to President Abd Rabbu Mansour al-Hadi. Iran-allied Houthis are battling his internationally recognized government.
March 17, 2017 | 06:33 PM