23 shietes were killed in a religious possession in yemen on Wednesday. Sources claim that the hand of al qaida is behind the attack.

The sources said :

The bomber struck in Al-Jawf province, a rebel stronghold in the far north, as the faithful were preparing to mark Al-Ghadeer, the day on which Shiites commemorate the anointing of Ali, one of the key figures of their faith, as successor to the Prophet Mohammed.