A British Embassy vehicle was attacked in Yemen today, the Foreign Office said.

An al-Qaida affiliated group has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing that targeted the British ambassador in Yemen, a US-based terrorist tracking organisation said today.

The British Ambassador to Yemen escaped unharmed after an explosion near his car today, the UK Foreign Office confirmed.

Britain's Foreign Office said today that it was “urgently” looking into reports of an explosion near a convoy carrying the British ambassador to Yemen.