U.S. embassy in Yemen closing completely: staff

A U.S. official in Washington on Tuesday confirmed the American Embassy in Yemen is closing, according to Reuters news agency.
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not give a date for the closure but Yemeni employees at the U.S. embassy in Sanaa earlier said the U.S. ambassador would leave by Wednesday.
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