05 January 2010

Yemen threat passes? Embassy reopens.

In typically vague buereaucratese, the US mission to Yemen reopens the embassy, after apparently patching whatever security concern prompted them to close up shop in the first place.

The U.S. Embassy in Yemen reopened its doors Tuesday after a two-day closure due to threats, even as the Yemeni government maintained that the security situation in the capital had always been under control.
The embassy said it shut down because of information of an imminent al-Qaida attack, but now government actions "have addressed a specific area of concern, and have contributed to the embassy's decision to resume operations."
The British embassy, meanwhile, also said it had reopened, though consular and visa services remain suspended.
Other Western embassies maintained heightened security profiles Tuesday, including the French and Czech embassies, which were operational but closed to the public, and the Spanish and German embassies, that were restricting the number of visitors.


By: Brant

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