Yemeni capital on high alert over warnings of possible attack , an official says . Seven al Qaeda militants , eight civilians killed in Jaar district , Yemeni security officials say . Yemeni Information Minister Ali al-Amrani told CNN he was targeted Monday when a grenade was thrown near his home in Sanaa . Clashes between al Qaeda fighters , tribesmen reported in Lowder district . 17 people were wounded when a car bomb exploded at the entrance to a police station in Sanaa's southern city of Taez.
Yemeni capital on high alert over warnings of possible attack , an official says . Seven al Qaeda militants , eight civilians killed in Jaar district , Yemeni security officials say . Clashes between al Qaeda fighters , tribesmen reported in Lowder district . 17 people were wounded when a car bomb exploded at the entrance to a police station in Sanaa's southern city of Taez.