Sana'a, Shawwal 2, 1432, Aug 31, 2011, SPA - An Official Source at the Office of Yemeni Minister of Defence denied news reported by some media that an explosive device went off while the convoy of the Minister of Defence Major General Mohammed Nasser Ahmed was passing through Abyan province resulting in killing two of his companions. In a statement reported last night by Yemeni News Agency "SABA," the source stressed that this news is baseless. --SPA 13:47 LOCAL TIME 10:47 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/921540