Al-Azhar Slams Terrorist Attacks on Sana’a Mosque
According to barakish.net website, releasing a statement, Ahmed el-Tayyeb, the Sheikh of al-Azhar, said such criminal acts are against the teachings of Islam.
He also called on the Yemeni nation to enhance unity and stand up against those who want to exploit sectarian and ethnic differences.
On Thursday, twin bomb attacks in al-Balili Mosque in al-Safia neighborhood of Sana’a killed at least 29 people during Eid al-Adha prayers.
The Takfiri Daesh (ISIL) militant group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Reports said that the assailants managed to enter the mosque wearing women’s clothes.
Over the past months, the ISIL terrorist group has conducted several bomb attacks against mosques in Sana’a.
A car bomb went off near Qubat al-Mahdi Mosque in the Old City of Sana’a on June 20, killing three people and injuring seven others. The bombing also inflicted damage on the Shia mosque and nearby buildings.
On July 17, several blasts targeted three mosques as well as the political office of the Houthi Ansarullah movement in Sana’a, killing at least 31 people.
