At least 47 people were killed and 75 wounded on Thursday after a suicide bomber detonated himself at a rally in Tahrir Square in Yemen's capital city of Sanaa.The attack came shortly after Yemen's prime minister-designate refused his nomination because the Houthis - a Shiite rebel group that took control of the city last month - called for protests rejecting his appointment. Houthi supporters had assembled in Tahrir Square to mount an anti-government demonstration.Meanwhile, another suicide bomber drove a vehicle filled with explosives into a security outpost on the outskirts of the sourthern port city of Mukalla, killing at least 20 soldiers.Watch "Yemen: A Failed State"Subscribe to VICE News on YouTubeFollow VICE News on TwitterLike VICE News on Facebook
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