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SUMMARY: Yemen’s deadliest terror attack in decades left hundreds of casualties. Judy Woodruff talks to Nabeel Khoury, a former State Department official in Yemen, about rising violence, ethnic tensions and power struggles in that country.
JUDY WOODRUFF (NewsHour): We want to take a closer look at today’s violence in Yemen and what it says about the state of that region.
Joining me now is Nabeel Khoury. He had a career in the Foreign Service and was the deputy chief of mission in Yemen for the State Department from 2004 to 2007.
Welcome to the program.
NABEEL KHOURY, Former State Department Official in Yemen: Happy to be here.
JUDY WOODRUFF: So, a terrible situation today. Over a hundred and, what is it, 30 were killed, over 300 wounded, worst violence in decades. How do you explain this?
NABEEL KHOURY: Well, this attack was perpetrated against the Houthi in principal, who are in charge in Sanaa.
But, unfortunately, a soft target was chosen, meaning a mosque, where Zaidi Yemenis go.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Zaidi, a particular group.
NABEEL KHOURY: Zaidism is a part of Shia Islam. It broke off Shia Islam centuries ago. But it’s closer to Shia Islam than it is to Sunni Islam.
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