Yemen: Emergency evacuation of Americans

Washington - U.S. authorities ordered "immediate evacuation" of its citizens from Yemen due to security risks, possibility of terrorist attack and civil unrest.

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Washington - U.S. authorities ordered "immediate evacuation" of its citizens from Yemen due to security risks, possibility of terrorist attack and civil unrest. As the State Department said, it is considered to be "extremely high risk" and all the citizens of the U.S., except for "the most critical staff" should leave the country. Yemen: Emergency evacuation of Americans Otherwise, the U.S. administration institutions in foreign countries evacuate only when there is no alternative. For those who do not want to leave Yemen, it is recommended to limit their movement to minimum. What is also on force and highly recommended is the appeal not to travel to Yemen, as well as the previously issued global recommendations of the State Department for U.S. citizens not to travel to "high-risk" countries by the end of August. As published by the "New York Times," U.S. intelligence had intercepted an order given by Al-Qaida leader Al-Zawahri to its fighters to carry out attacks in Yemen. Due to the danger of attack, the embassy in Yemen was closed, and also embassies of France, Germany and the United Kingdom. As a reminder, the U.S. authorities decided to close embassies in most countries in the Middle East until the 10th August because of for Al Qaeda threats. By next Saturday offices in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Cairo, Riyadh, Jeddah, Doha, Kuwait, Manama, Muscat, Sani, Tripoli, Antanarivu, Bujumbura, Djibouti, Khartoum, Kigali and Port Louis will have been closed. B92

Yemen: Emergency evacuation of Americans

Otherwise, the U.S. administration institutions in foreign countries evacuate only when there is no alternative. For those who do not want to leave Yemen, it is recommended to limit their movement to minimum.

What is also on force and highly recommended is the appeal not to travel to Yemen, as well as the previously issued global recommendations of the State Department for U.S. citizens not to travel to "high-risk" countries by the end of August.

As published by the "New York Times," U.S. intelligence had intercepted an order given by Al-Qaida leader Al-Zawahri to its fighters to carry out attacks in Yemen.

Due to the danger of attack, the embassy in Yemen was closed, and also embassies of France, Germany and the United Kingdom.

As a reminder, the U.S. authorities decided to close embassies in most countries in the Middle East until the 10th August because of for Al Qaeda threats.

By next Saturday offices in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Cairo, Riyadh, Jeddah, Doha, Kuwait, Manama, Muscat, Sani, Tripoli, Antanarivu, Bujumbura, Djibouti, Khartoum, Kigali and Port Louis will have been closed.

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