Yemeni soldiers outside the US embassy in Sana'a after an attack in 2008.Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA
Britain And US Shut Embassies In Yemen After al-Qaida Threats -- The Guardian
Embassies in Sana'a closed due to 'ongoing threats' as US citizens in Yemen urged to be vigilant
Al-Qaida threats have forced Britain and the United States to close their embassies in Yemen today amid increasing concern about the roots of terrorism in the Arabian peninsula in the wake of the Christmas Day bomb plot.
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