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An Al-Qaeda-linked group has claimed to have killed 70 Shiite Houthi militants in suicide bombing in Yemen's central Al-Bayda' province.
Ansar al-Sharia said on Twitter on Saturday that a bomber had blown up his explosives-laden car at a Houthi gathering in Radaa city.
It, however, gave no further details when the attack took place.
In recent weeks, the Shiite Houthi group and Al-Qaeda have fought for control of Yemen's central Ibb and Al-Bayda' provinces.
Yemen has recently appeared to teeter on the verge of civil war, as the Houthis seek to expand their control beyond capital Sanaa – where they assumed control in September – to other parts of the country.
The growing Houthi influence has pitted the Shiite movement against Al-Qaeda, which is said to remain active in politically fractious Yemen.
Recent fighting between the warring camps in the country's central and western regions has left dozens dead.
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