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Embassy security: A policeman stands guard at the entrance of Sanaa International Airport, Yemen, Wednesday
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Embassy security: A policeman stands guard at the entrance of Sanaa International Airport, Yemen, Wednesday. The State Department on Tuesday ordered non-essential personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen to leave the country. The department said in a travel warning that it had ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel from Yemen "due to the continued potential for terrorist attacks" and said U.S. citizens in Yemen should leave immediately because of an "extremely high" security threat level. (AP/Hani Mohammed) (AP/Hani Mohammed)
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span class="caption">Embassy security: A policeman stands guard at the entrance of Sanaa International Airport, Yemen, Wednesday. The State Department on Tuesday ordered non-essential personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen to leave the country. The department said in a travel warning that it had ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel from Yemen "due to the continued potential for terrorist attacks" and said U.S. citizens in Yemen should leave immediately because of an "extremely high" security threat level. (AP/Hani Mohammed)
The U.S. State Department says 18 of the 19 U.S. embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa that have been closed due to a terrorist threat will reopen on Sunday or Monday.
Officials say the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, will remain closed.
A statement issued Friday didn't cite a reason for resuming regular business operations at the 18 diplomatic missions.
The 19 outposts had been closed since Sunday. Most American employees at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen were ordered to leave the country on Tuesday because of threat information.
An intercepted message between al-Qaida officials about plans for a major terror attack triggered the closures.
A separate threat led to the closure Thursday of the U.S. Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan. It remains closed.
