Seven suspected al-Qaeda members were killed during an attack on a military post in the southern Yemeni Abyan province on Saturday, security sources said. dpa reported
Initial reports show that police had information about the intended attack, in which a vehicle and a motorbike used by the suspects were burnt.
Meanwhile, gunmen stormed buildings of police and security in Jiar city in the province and took control of the two buildings, a security source told the German Press Agency on the phone.
"There are attempts being exerted by security forces to retake the gunmen controlled buildings and arrest the perpetrators," the source said.
Media reports say that the masked gunmen were scattering leaflets in the city, warning soldiers against fighting alongside President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The flyers were signed "Your Brothers Mujahedin."