12 people were killed in a shooting during prayer in a Yemeni mosque.

An unidentified man staged an attack on a mosque in the village of Karn al-Asad in the Yemeni province of Al-Bayda, 12 people were killed in the incident. This was reported on June 8 by Al Hadath TV channel, citing local sources.

"An armed man suffering from mental disorders killed more than 12 people and injured others on Saturday evening (June 7. — Ed.), after he opened fire indiscriminately in the mosque," the article says.

It is specified that the militant began the attack by shooting at two young men in a nearby grocery store, and then went to the mosque and opened fire on parishioners shortly after the prayer ended.

According to sources, loudspeakers were working in the mosque during the shooting, which caused the screams of the wounded to resound throughout the area, which caused panic among residents.

The perpetrator was arrested an hour and a half after the incident, while the injured were taken to the hospital for medical treatment.

The territory of the province is currently under the control of the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement (Houthis).Газета.Ru ".

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