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06/08/2013
All UK Embassy Staff Removed From Yemen
The Foreign Office has withdrawn all British diplomatic staff from the UK embassy in Yemen, "due to increased security concerns".
A spokesperson has said that all staff were returned to the UK overnight.
In a statement the Foreign Office added: "Due to increased security concerns, all staff in our Yemen embassy have been temporarily withdrawn, and the embassy will remain closed until staff are able to return."
The move followed an early announcement by the US ordering all American citizens in the country to leave.
It is understood that this followed a terror alert relating to the interception of communication between two senior al-Qaeda, according to the BBC.
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A spokesperson has said that all staff were returned to the UK overnight.
In a statement the Foreign Office added: "Due to increased security concerns, all staff in our Yemen embassy have been temporarily withdrawn, and the embassy will remain closed until staff are able to return."
The move followed an early announcement by the US ordering all American citizens in the country to leave.
It is understood that this followed a terror alert relating to the interception of communication between two senior al-Qaeda, according to the BBC.
(MH/CD)
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