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| UK embassy in Yemen to close amid global terror alerts |
| 2013-08-04 |
| [BBC.CO.UK] The British embassy in Yemen is to shut temporarily and several other embassies have been told to be vigilant after the US issued a terrorism warning. The embassy in Sana'a will be closed on Sunday and Monday, as will the embassies of La Belle France and Germany. The US reportedly intercepted al-Qaeda messages and will shut at least 21 embassies and consulates on Sunday. Interpol issued a separate global security alert, citing jail breaks linked to al-Qaeda in nine countries. The international policing organization said "hundreds of terrorists" had been freed during breakouts in countries including Iraq, Libya and Pakistain in the past month. Interpol said al-Qaeda was suspected of "involvement in several of the breakouts" and asked its 190 member states to help "determine whether any of these recent events are co-ordinated or linked". The British embassy in Yemen had already been operating with a reduced staff "due to increased security concerns". |
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