The 2014 Rada' bombings occurred on December 16, 2014, after two car bombs exploded in

Radda District Rada'a district () is a Districts of Yemen, district of the Al Bayda Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 56,382 inhabitants. The district's largest city is Rada'a, east of Dhamar, Yemen, Dhamar, a city renowned for i ...

Al Bayda Governorate Al Bayda Governorate ( '), also spelt ''Al-Baidhah'' or ''Beida'', is one of the governorates ('' muhafazat'') of Yemen. It is located near the centre of the country, around the town of Al Bayda. Its population, according to the 2004 Yemeni cen ...

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killing as many as 31 people, including 20 children.

Bombings

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militants were targeting

Houthi The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, is a Zaydi Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaydi Shias, with their namesake leadership being drawn largely ...

militants. The first bomb struck a gathering point where a group of Houthis were located. The first car was filled with potatoes and had the bombs hidden underneath. The second bomb was intended to hit the home of Abdullah Idris, a Shiite rebel leader. The bomb did not make it far enough and blew up next to a bus that was carrying children home from school. Altogether, up to 31 people died from the bombings, including 20 children.

Reaction

The

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responded to the bombings, stating "The attack on the schoolchildren on Tuesday in Yemen and other countries aroused a great sadness and must not be allowed to continue."

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