Suicide blasts kill dozens in Sanaa and Hadramawt

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At least 47 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on supporters of a Shia rebel group in the centre of Yemen's capital, Sanaa.


The blast struck as hundreds of people were arriving in Tahrir Square for a demonstration called by the Houthis.


Later, a suicide bomb attack on an army checkpoint in the eastern province of Hadramawt left 20 soldiers dead.
The attacks come amid a deepening political crisis triggered by the rebels' takeover of Sanaa last month.


The Houthis have rejected the president's candidate to lead the new government which is meant to be formed as part of a deal that brought an end to the deadly fighting between the Houthis and government forces.


The bombing in Sanaa appeared to have been timed to cause a big loss of life and was the deadliest in the capital since May 2012.


A policeman who had been guarding a bank near Tahrir Square said he saw a man wearing an explosive belt approach a Houthi checkpoint.


"He then exploded amidst the [Houthi] security and ordinary people nearby," he told the Reuters news agency.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29548568
 
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