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World|life|September 24, 2015 / 02:10 PM
At least 29 killed in attack in Yemen mosque during Eid prayers

AKIPRESS.COM - 8b6207f6f902510e091cf56b6339245a_500_0_0 At least 29 people attending Eid prayers were killed Thursday when a bomb went off inside a crowded mosque in the Yemeni capital, CNN reports.

Officials fear the death toll from the attack at the Al Bilaili in Sanaa will rise because dozens of worshipers suffered severe injuries.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

The attack is the sixth in three months in which a mosque has been targeted.

The early morning prayer service was meant to mark the beginning of Eid al-Adha, which commemorates the prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God. The holiday is one of two major ones in Islam.

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