Daily Mail: Massacred as they prayed at two mosques: Suicide bombers kill at least 142 after blowing themselves up in Yemen
* WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Four bombers launch two attacks
* Badr and al-Hashoosh mosques in Sanaa targeted during midday prayers
* A further 351 people have been wounded, medical officials reported
* Islamic State claimed responsibility and said it was a 'blessed operation'
Multiple suicide bombings on two mosques in Yemen's capital today have left hundreds killed or injured.
Four bombers wearing explosive belts targeted the Badr and al-Hashoosh mosques in Sanaa during midday prayers in what was one of the country's deadliest ever jihadist attacks.
At least 142 are dead and a further 351 people are thought to have been wounded in the devastating blasts, described by eyewitnesses as being like earthquakes.
MIDDLE EAST
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ASIA
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AFRICA
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EUROPE
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