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Monday, May 3, 2010     FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

U.S. embassy issues alert to staffers in Yemen

CAIRO — The United States has warned government staffers of the increasing prospect of major insurgency attacks in Yemen.

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The State Department has ordered diplomats and embassy staff to be on alert for insurgency strikes or unrest in Yemen. The department declared a ban on visiting a leading hotel in Sanaa believed to have been targeted by Al Qaida.

"Due to increased security concerns regarding specific areas frequented by Western tourists and residents, all U.S. embassy personnel have been advised to avoid the Movenpick Hotel in Sanaa until further notice," the U.S. embassy said on May 1.


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The U.S. warning came in wake of a failed Al Qaida attack on Britain's ambassador to Yemen. On April 26, an Al Qaida suicide bomber blew himself up next to the armored convoy of British ambassador Tim Torlot. Three people were injured, but the ambassador was said to have escaped unharmed.

Officials acknowledged that Westerners and other foreigners have come under increasing threat in Yemen. They cited the campaign by Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the renewal of the Iranian-backed Shi'ite rebellion in the north and the secessionist campaign in the south.

"The U.S. embassy urges Americans to remain vigilant regarding their personal security," the embassy said.

The secessionists, said to be aided by Al Qaida, have abducted two Yemeni soldiers. The Aden News Agency said the abductors granted the government a 48-hour deadline to release secessionist leaders.

The regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh has launched a counter-insurgency campaign in several areas of Yemen. The Interior Ministry has released a list of 50 major fugitives, all of them deemed secessionists.



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