Bomb attack kills scores in Yemen

Over 90 people were killed and even more were wounded on Monday when a suicide bomber attacked a group of soldiers in Yemen’s capital city of Sanaa.

The soldiers had been practicing for a military parade that was to take place on Tuesday when the attacker, who was dressed in a military uniform, detonated a bomb that was strapped under his clothing.

The military parade had been part of the celebration of National Unity Day, a holiday which commemorates the 1990 unification of north and south Yemen.

Minister of Defense Major General Mohammed Nasser Ahmed had just arrived at the city square for the parade just minutes before the explosion, but was unharmed.

Secretary of administration Ameen Joman spoke to the press about the bombing.

Yemen has been experiencing a series of deadly attacks since President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi replaced Saleh in February saying he would extinguish an Islamist insurgency, which until now has been concentrated in the south.

Ann Schneible has this report: Listen