55 dead in mosque bombings in Yemen capital: medics

Triple suicide bombings killed 55 people Friday at mosques in the Yemeni capital attended by Shiite Huthi militiamen who have seized control of the city, medics said.
      
Dozens more were wounded.
      
One bomb exploded inside Badr mosque in southern Sanaa, and was followed by another at the gate as worshippers fled, witnesses said.
     
The third suicide bomber targeted Al-Hashahush mosque in northern Sanaa.
      
The Huthi militia's Al-Massira television said hospitals in the capital had made urgent appeals for blood donations.
      
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
      
The attacks are the deadliest since a car bomb killed 40 people and wounded dozens more at a police academy in Sanaa in January as recruits lined up to register.
      
Yemen's top security body blamed Al-Qaeda for that blast although a leader of the jihadist network denied responsibility.
      
The Huthis overran Sanaa in September and have since tightened their grip on power.
      
Their attempts to extend their control into other areas have been met by deadly resistance from Sunni tribes and Al-Qaeda.
                      
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is regarded by the United States as the extremist network's deadliest branch       

Yemen, a front line in the US war on Al-Qaeda, has descended into chaos since the 2012 ouster of longtime strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been accused of backing the Huthis.
      
President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi escaped Huthi house arrest in Sanaa last month and fled to the southern city of Aden, where violence has erupted in recent days.
      
A security official said Friday that a top Yemeni officer...