Over 50 dead in Yemeni capital bomb blast

Over 50 people have been killed when a suicide bomb went off in the city centre of Yemen's capital on Thursday.

The suicide bomber approached the Houthi check point wearing a suicide belt, said a policeman near by.

"He then exploded amidst the [Houthi] security and ordinary people nearby," the policeman told Reuters.

The blast appears to be have been targeted at a planned protest by Houthis, who are a Shia group, demanding a new government and more political autonomy.

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