U.S. To Open Most Embassies Shuttered By Terrorist Threat

Eighteen of the 19 diplomatic missions that were shuttered this week because of a terror threat will reopen this Sunday, the State Department said.

“Our embassy in Sanaa, Yemen will remain closed because of ongoing concerns about a threat stream indicating the potential for terrorist attacks emanating from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement. “Our consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, which closed yesterday due to a separate credible threat to that facility, will also remain closed.”

Psaki said the State Department will continue to evaluate the situation.

Article source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/08/09/210610991/u-s-to-open-most-embassies-shuttered-by-terrorist-threat?ft=1&f=1001

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