Four Suicide bombers kill at least 142 after blowing themselves up in Yemen|Graphic photos

 

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. 

 

A group claiming to be the Yemeni branch of Islamic State immediately said they were responsible for the bombings.

 

Charred bodies and pools of blood were seen at the scene of the explosions while footage from the al-Hashoosh mosque, showed screaming volunteers using bloodied blankets to carry away victims. 

 

At the Badr mosque at least 25 bloody bodies were seen lying in the street and inside the building.

The mosques are mainly used by supporters of the Shi'ite Muslim Houthi group as well as Sunni worshippers.

The group posted an online statement saying that five suicide bombers carried out what it described as a 'blessed operation' against the 'dens of the Shiites'. It also warned of an 'upcoming flood' of attacks against the rebels.

 

The claim offered no proof of their role - but it was posted on the same website that the Islamic State affiliate in Libya claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack on a museum in Tunisia.