White House: Al-Qaida Threat Closes US Embassy in Yemen - Voice of America

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White House: Al-Qaida Threat Closes US Embassy in Yemen Voice of America US President Barack Obama's top counter-terrorism advisor says a threat from an al-Qaida affiliate led to the closure of the American embassy in Yemen. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports this same group has been linked to the attempted Christmas Day bombing ... Al-Qaida alert forces UK to close Yemen embassy The Guardian Western embassies in Yemen shut down after al-Qaeda threatens attack Times Online No "smoking gun" before Christmas bombing plot: White House advisor Xinhua FOXNews -AFP -New York Times  »