Suicide Attack Hits Capital Of Yemen On First Day Of Eid Al-Adha

A suicide bomber blew himself up during prayers for the Eid al-Adha holiday at a mosque in Sanaa, the capital of the north African country.

Two explosions killed more than two dozen worshippers and wounding dozens of others. The blast damaged the ornate facade of the mosque, located in an area where many people support the Shiite Houthi rebels who control the capital.

The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse, who was just in Yemen on a reporting trip, tells Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd about the attack.

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