U.S., Britain close embassies in Yemen
-- CNN: "The United States and Britain announced Sunday they have closed their embassies in Yemen because of security concerns."
-- "U.S. officials cited ongoing threats by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to attack American interests in Yemen."
-- " 'There are indications that al Qaeda is planning to carry out an attack against a target inside of Sanaa, possibly our embassy,' John Brennan, the assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, said Sunday on CNN's 'State of the Union.' "
-- " ''And what we do is to take every measure possible to ensure the safety of our diplomats and citizens abroad, so the decision was made to close the embassy,' he said, adding that the United States is working closely with the Yemeni government on taking the proper security precautions."
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/03/yemen.us.embassy/index.html
US shuts embassy as al-Qaeda 'plans attack in Yemen'
-- BBC on John Brennan remarks: 'We are very concerned about al-Qaeda's continued growth there,' he said on Sunday, in remarks quoted by the the Associated Press news agency.
-- "He added that the US believed the group was 'planning to carry out an attack against a target inside of Sana, possibly our embassy' "
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8438128.stm
Western embassies close in Yemen after 'direct al-Qaeda threat'
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6974451.ece
U.S., U.K. Embassies in Yemen Close Over Al Qaeda Threats
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581803,00.html
Threats shut Yemen's U.S., U.K. embassies
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34667062/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/
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