A terrorist was killed and two others including a taxi driver were injured when the terrorist exploded before he could put an explosive device at a police station in Yemen's business capital of Aden.

An independent source said the terrorist took a taxi early on Sunday morning, about 1:00 am, and headed carrying the bomb to the Al-Mimdara police station.

But the device killed him before he could reach the destination where he planned to place it.

According to information from the taxi driver being treated at a hospital in the city hosting along with Abyan the 20th Gulf football cup matches, the terrorist came from Shabwa, and he told the driver to help him transport a package to the police station.

I did not know what the package was, the driver told the police.

The explosive device went off as he got out of the car, with his body pulverized into pieces, the driver said.

The incident triggered high alert and an investigation is underway.