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US Reopens Yemen Embassy, Commends Counter-Terror Efforts

   VOA News 05 January 2010
   Security  measures  are  seen  outside  entrance to British embassy in
   Sana'a, 4 Jan 2010

Photo: AP

   Security  measures  are  seen  outside  entrance to British embassy in
   Sana'a, 4 Jan 2010

   The  U.S.  Embassy  in  Yemen says it has reopened after Yemeni forces
   successfully  dealt  with  a security threat that prompted its closure
   for two days.
   The  U.S.  mission in Sana'a said Yemen had addressed a "specific area
   of  concern"  by conducting a counter-terrorism operation Monday north
   of  Sana'a.  It  also  warned  that  the  threat  of terrorism against
   American interests in Yemen remains high.
   The  British  Embassy  in  Sanna'a  also reopened Tuesday but kept its
   public services suspended.
   The  United States and Britain closed their embassies in Sana'a Sunday
   due  to  warnings of a possible al-Qaida attack. Yemen says its forces
   killed  two  al-Qaida members responsible for that threat Monday in an
   operation in the northern region of Arhab.
   Yemen's government also announced the arrest Tuesday of five suspected
   al-Qaida members in the capital and the western region of Hodeida.
   The  U.S. mission in Sana'a commended Yemen's government for trying to
   disrupt  al-Qaida's  affiliate  in  the region, and promised continued
   U.S. support for those efforts.
   On  Monday,  U.S.  Secretary  of  State  Hillary  Clinton said Yemen's
   instability  is  a  threat  to  regional  and global security. Yemen's
   government  has  been  fighting  secessionist southern rebels, Shi'ite
   fighters  along  the Saudi border and the growing presence of al-Qaida
   militants.
   Yemen-based   Al-Qaida   in   the   Arabian   Peninsula   has  claimed
   responsibility  for  a  Nigerian  man's unsuccessful attempt to bomb a
   U.S.-bound airplane on December 25.
   The  Nigerian,  Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, has told U.S. investigators
   he was trained by al-Qaida operatives in Yemen.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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