‘Dozens dead’ as car bomber hits Houthis

SANAA: A powerful suicide bomb attack on Shiite militia fighters in central Yemen left dozens of people dead on Wednesday, military and tribal sources said. Wednesday’s blast hit a large gathering of Houthis at the residence of a local tribal chief in Rada, a mixed Shiite-Sunni town that has seen heavy fighting, military and tribal sources said. The explosion was the heaviest to hit Rada since the Houthis took over parts of the town last month, the military source said, adding that it was carried out by a suicide car bomber. Residents said the dawn bombing was felt across the whole town. Both the military and tribal sources said dozens were killed, but a more accurate toll was not immediately available. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.   AFP