US embassy in Yemen closed on terror threat

By: Our Staff Reporter | January 03, 2010, 6:54 pm |
The United States embassy in Yemen has been closed in response to threats by al Qaeda and has instructed its Yemeni employees to stay away until further notice, a news agency citing the embassy and foreign diplomats reported on Sunday. "The U.S. Embassy in Sana'a is closed today, January 3, 2010, in response to ongoing threats by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to attack American interests in Yemen," said a statement on the embassy website.

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