According to government sources, a Houthi suicide bomber exploded himself inside a governmental compound last Saturday killing four innocent citizens. Even though the Houthi spokesperson denied the incident and claimed that the government is only trying to give them a negative image, my core focus is not who is responsible for it but rather what happened.

Most of you might remember the suicide bomber who blew himself up in an Amran mosque and killed nearly a dozen and injured 21 as they were praying. Before that incident Yemen has never heard of suicide bombers who attack their own people.

This brings up another question. Why would someone kill innocent people to defend what he believes in? The government blamed Houthis for both attacks, while they denied the allegations. Supposing that Houthi loyalists were after both attacks, it is logical that they would be after innocent worshippers in a mosque or by passers in a governmental institution instead of killing their so called enemies, the government forces?

What I can see is a new and dangerous era in Yemen's war tactics, which if not taken seriously will harm the country in a way no one could predict. People who decide to be suicide bombers in most occasions are those who face bad financial situations, little if no hope for the future, and ongoing problems in their everyday life. Looking at that, many Yemenis are illegible for entry in that category if nothing is done to stop it soon.