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Yemen on Tuesday slammed the decision by the U.S. and its allies to close their embassies and withdraw diplomatic staff, saying such action plays into the hands of extremists.
“The evacuation of embassy staff serves the interests of the extremists,” the Yemeni government said, adding that it “undermines the exceptional cooperation between Yemen and the international alliance against terrorism.”
No reaction was immediately available from the State Department.
The U.S. announced the temporary closure of its embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, last week, along with a raft of other diplomatic posts across the Arab world. Over the weekend, most of those U.S. closures were extended through the week, and the British, Dutch, French, and German embassies in Sana’a also were closed.