LONDON: The United Kingdom all but closed its embassy in Yemen Wednesday, urging Britons to leave the country as soon as possible to avoid getting caught up in the country's deepening unrest.
Britain's Foreign Office said it was leaving only a skeleton staff at its embassy in Yemen, calling on Britons still living in Yemen to "leave now" as the government would find it very difficult to offer them consular assistance if the situation worsened.
Britain has been advising its citizens to leave the country for nearly two weeks, but the Foreign Office said it was making Wednesday's announcement in light of "the increasing seriousness of the situation."
In a statement, it called on all parties in Yemen "to exercise the utmost restraint and take all steps necessary to defuse this situation."
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Britain's Foreign Office said it was leaving only a skeleton staff at its embassy in Yemen, calling on Britons still living in Yemen to "leave now" as the government would find it very difficult to offer them consular assistance if the situation worsened.
Britain has been advising its citizens to leave the country for nearly two weeks, but the Foreign Office said it was making Wednesday's announcement in light of "the increasing seriousness of the situation."
In a statement, it called on all parties in Yemen "to exercise the utmost restraint and take all steps necessary to defuse this situation."
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