A military official said that security guards thwarted an attack on the liquefied gas export terminal in Balhaf on Sunday. Two car bombs attempted to attack the eighth and ninth points to re-pump gas in Balhaf area, he said, adding that the security guards managed to blow up a car before it reached its target, killing only the attackers, who was believed to be an al-Qaida militant. The other car escaped and it is hunted now by other security units, he said. The official denied reports by some media outlets on the death of five military individuals in the attack, stressing that no casualties or losses in properties were reported.