Three Yemenis killed in an attack at a mosque

A Yemeni security source said that three persons were killed at least and other 34 wounded, at least ten of them in a critical health condition. The source added that a Yemeni man threw two bombs inside a mosque in Omran province, 60 km to the north of the capital Sanaa during Friday's prayers.

The source which asked to be anonymous said that the police arrested the criminal after a while following the attack and started investigations.

The reason for the attack is not clarified, but media sources say quoting a Yemeni official that the attacker is a mentally disturbed individual. A justification the Yemeni government used to describe the criminals involved in such attacks.

This is, however, the second incident of its kind in the city of Omran in less than two years when 10 worshippers were killed in a similar attack.

Worthy mentioning that attacks against worshippers in Yemeni mosques often take place, the last incident was when a gunmen opened fire at worshippers in a mosque in Shueib village of Abyan province, were four persons were killed.