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At Least 27 Houthis Dead in Suspected Al-Qaeda Attacks in Yemen

© REUTERS / Mohamed al-SayaghiFollowers of the Houthi movement shout slogans during a demonstration to show support to the movement, and rejecting foreign interferences in Yemen's internal affairs in Sanaa
Followers of the Houthi movement shout slogans during a demonstration to show support to the movement, and rejecting foreign interferences in Yemen's internal affairs in Sanaa - Sputnik International
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At least 27 Houthis have reportedly been killed in a series of suspected attacks by al-Qaeda in Yemen's Al-Bayda Governorate.

Houthi Shiite Yemenis raise their fists during clashes near the presidential palace in Sanaa, Yemen - Sputnik International
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At least 27 Houthis have been killed in a series of suspected attacks by al-Qaida in Yemen's Al-Bayda Governorate, sources said.

Ten people were killed after militants from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) launched an attack on a stadium which was used by the Houthis as a training camp in the city of Al-Bayda. 

Another eight Houthis died in an AQAP suicide car bombing attack on a gathering of the Shia Houthi group at a school in Az Zahir District in al-Bayda Governorate.

In separate development, at least nine Houthis were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Az Zahir District.

AQAP has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

In September 2014, Yemen's Shiite Houthi militants took over the capital Sanaa, deploying their fighters to Yemen's southern and eastern regions, where the security situation remains tense due to ongoing clashes between the Houthis and AQAP militants.

The violence has already killed more than 400 people.

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