[6] The blasts killed 137 people and wounded more than 357, making it the deadliest terrorist attack in Yemen's history.

The Houthis deposed the Yemeni government earlier in 2015 after they took control of Sana'a the previous year.

[12] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Yemen branch claimed responsibility for the attack.

[4] In a recording released by the group, they stated: "IS soldiers will not rest until they stop the Safawi [Iranian] operation in Yemen.”[13] According to Bruce Riedel of the Brookings Institution, the bombings were more likely carried out by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary General, demanded that all sides "immediately cease all hostile actions and exercise maximum restraint.