Dozens of people were also wounded in the attack in the mainly Sunni city of Ibb,held by Huthiu militia the medics said warning that the death toll was likely to the rise.
The medic said:Among those wounded in Wednesday attack was Ibb governor Yahya al Aryani who was attending the Huthi commemoration of the Prophet Hazrat Mohammad(P.B.U.H) birthday.
Yemen has been dogged by instability since an uprising forced long time strong man Ali Abdullah saleh from power in 2012 with Huthi rebels and Al-Qaeda seeking to fill the power vacuum.
The bomber had been wearing a women black Abaya and veil when he detonated his suicide belt:Security source told.
The united state allied with Yemen in fighting militants ,,strongly condemns the attack;
State department spoke man said:
""We will continue to stand with the government of Yemen and the people of Yemen to counter the shared threat posed by violent extremists ,"added Jeff Rathke which is the spoke man of State department.
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