By IINA,
Sana’a : A gunman trying to resist his arrest by policemen outside a mosque in northwestern Yemen after Friday prayers yesterday exploded a hand grenade killing himself and injuring five worshippers, police officials said. The attacker, wanted by security authorities over criminal offenses, hurled the grenade as policemen tried to arrest him outside the mosque as worshippers were leaving the mosque after the prayers. The blast took place outside the Al-Dhahra Mosque in the Mahabesha district of the northwestern province of Hajja.
The gunman was killed instantly and five worshippers were injured, three of them were in critical condition, the officials said. This was the fourth deadly mosque attack in Yemen this year. Ten worshippers were killed after a gunman opened fire outside a small village mosque during weekly prayers in Kuhal district of the northern province of Amran on May 30.