Us, Uk Close Yemen Embassies Over Al-qaida Threats (ap)

FILE - A Yemeni soldier stands guard in front of the main entrance of the US Embassy while two workers repair the gate in the background, in the capital San'a, Yemen, in this Sept. 18, 2008 file photo. A statement posted on Sunday Jan. 3, 2009 on the embassy Web site said it had closed but provided no further details. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)AP – The U.S. and Britain closed their embassies in Yemen on Sunday in the face of al-Qaida threats, after both countries announced an increase in aid to the government to fight the terror group linked to the failed attempt to bomb a U.S. airliner on Christmas.

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