Blast in Mocha kills one, injures 17

English - Thursday 14 February 2019 الساعة 03:44 pm
Mocha - NewsYemen.net

Around 18 have been killed and injured in a blast on Thursday in popular market for Khat in Mocha district in Taiz province, a security and a medical source said to Newsyemen.

The blast took place before noon at the peak time in the new market known as al-Mezan market for the sale of Khat in the eastern part of Mocha city.

The initial reports said that one civilian was killed and 17 others were injured, including three displaced women and three Somali refugees.

In a statement to Newsyemen, a security source accused the Houthi terrorist militias of being behind the explosion and planting the IEDs through pro-Houthis' infiltrators.