March 2015 Sanaa mosque bombings

2015 Sana'a mosque bombings
Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
Location of Sana'a in Yemen
LocationYemen Sana'a, Sana'a Governorate, Yemen
Date20 March 2015 (2015-03-20) (UTC+03:00)
TargetShia worshippers
Attack type
Quadruple suicide bombing[1]
Weaponsbombs with syths
Deaths142[2]
Injured351[3]
Perpetrators Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[4] (claimed responsibility)

The 2015 Sana'a mosque bombings were four suicide attacks on 20 March 2015 in Sana'a, Yemen.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b "Death toll hits 142 from attacks in Yemen mosques". Al Bawaba. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Yemen mosque bombings 'could only be done by the enemies of life'". Guardian. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Yemen: 120 killed in 2 mosque attacks in capital". CNN. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Yemen crisis: Islamic State claims Sanaa mosque attacks". BBC News. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  5. ^ Ghobari, Mohammed; Mukhashaf, Mohammed (20 March 2015). "Suicide bombers kill 137 in Yemen mosque attacks". Reuters. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015.

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