US embassy in Yemen closes, citing threats from al-Qaeda

Sun, 03 Jan 2010

Sana'a, Yemen - The US embassy in Sana'a closed its doors to the public Sunday, citing "threats from al-Qaeda", according to a note on its website. "The US embassy in Sana'a is closed today, January 3, 2010, in response to ongoing threats by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to attack American interests in Yemen," the embassy said. It did not say when it would reopen.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/301864,us-embassy-in-yemen-closes-citing-threats-from-al-qaeda.html.