Sunday, 3 January 2010The US has shut its embassy in Yemen's capital Sanaa, citing "ongoing threats" by an al-Qaeda offshoot linked to an alleged failed US plane bomb plot.
In a statement on its website, the embassy urged US citizens in Yemen to be vigilant and aware of security.
It comes a day after top US soldier Gen David Petraeus visited Yemen to pledge US support for its fight with al-Qaeda.
Gen Petraeus said on Friday the US would more than double counter-terror aid to Yemen this year.
"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," said a statement on the embassy website on Sunday. READ MORE ...
