SAN'A, Yemen -- Yemen has warned Western ambassadors of new information indicating potential terror attacks targeting foreign interests in the country, a security official said Monday.

Interior Minister Rashad al-Eleimi met late Sunday with ambassadors of the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Italy to share the information and ask them to warn their citizens to be vigilant, the official said on condition of anonymity.

He did not comment on the nature of the threat.

In the capital, security was beefed up around embassies and foreign businesses, with extra armored cars patrolling the streets.