Car bomb in Yemeni capital hits mourners, dozens wounded


  • World
  • Tuesday, 30 Jun 2015

Police officers inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Yemen's capital Sanaa June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

SANAA (Reuters) - A car bomb claimed by Islamic State exploded in the Yemeni capital Sanaa overnight, medics said, wounding at least 28 people gathered to mourn another attack earlier this month.

In a new sign that three months of war in Yemen was ratcheting up, the country's military spokesman said its forces had launched a Scud missile at a Saudi military base on Tuesday.

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