Protests after British, French and US embassies close in Yemen
Large protests have been held by Yemenis against a takeover by a rebel group as the US, Britain and France shut their embassies over security fears.
Hundreds gathered in the capital Sanaa against the Iranian-backed Houthi movement – a Shi’ite Muslim militia group which called its seizure of power a ‘revolution’ and says it wants to rid the country of corruption and economic peril, reports Reuters.
British diplomatic staff in Yemen have been withdrawn and the embassy closed due to the security situation in the country, the Foreign Office has said.
Embassy staff and its premises are at ‘increased risk’ and all Britons who remain in Yemen should leave immediately, it said.
The U.S. ambassador and diplomatic staff left the US embassy on Wednesday.
France announced the closure of their embassies on Wednesday, and German embassy employees said the mission was getting rid of sensitive documents and would close soon.
"The security situation in Yemen has continued to deteriorate over recent days," Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood said.
"Regrettably we now judge that our Embassy staff and premises are at increased risk.
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