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The U.S. and U.K. closed their embassies in Yemen due to threats by al Qaida Arabian Peninsula (AQAP.)
The embassy statement is here.
Deputy National Security Advisor John Brennan told ABC's This Morning:
“I spoke with our ambassador in Sana, Steve Seche, early this morning and last night, looked at the intelligence that is available as far as the plans for al Qaeda to carry out attacks in Sana, possibly against our embassy, possibly against U.S. personnel,” Mr. Brennan said. “We decided it was the prudent thing to do to shut the embassy.”
Update:
The TSA just released the following statement on updated, permanent security measures, effective tomorrow ...
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On a side note from TPM:
A knowledgeable friend tells us this is a good blog for following events in Yemen.
The blog is called Waq al-Waq. The link will be on the right side of the side bar of the blog for you for those interested in following the events in Yemen.
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