Yemen : Suspected al Qaeda militants launched two attacks in Yemen Sunday . NEW : One of the attacks occurred at a checkpoint near the presidential palace . Two al Qaeda suspects tried in April to abduct the U.S. Embassy staff . The Defense Ministry Sunday said that tens of al-Qaeda militants were killed over the last two days , among them many foreign fighters . One of the attackers had a gun and shot both assailants .
Yemen : Suspected al Qaeda militants launched two attacks in Yemen Sunday . NEW : One of the attacks occurred at a checkpoint near the presidential palace . Two al Qaeda suspects tried in April to abduct the U.S. Embassy staff . One of the attackers had a gun and shot both assailants .