Deadly car bombs hit Yemen, day after almost 200 killed


  • World
  • Wednesday, 08 Jul 2015

Damage is seen in the building of the Houthi movement's politburo after it was hit by a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa July 7, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

SANAA (Reuters) - Two deadly car bombs hit the capital Sanaa and a southern city in Yemen on Tuesday, state news agency Saba reported, a day after air strike and clashes killed almost 200 people nationwide.

Islamic State in Yemen claimed responsibility in a statement posted online for the Sanaa attack, latest in a string of recent actions by the hardline Sunni Muslim group against Shi'ite Houthis who run the capital.

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