SANAA- The US embassy in Yemen has advised its staff to avoid a hotel frequented by Westerners, while the British mission remained shut on Sunday, six days after its ambassador narrowly escaped a suicide attack.
"Due to increased security concerns regarding specific areas frequented by Western tourists and residents, all US embassy personnel have been advised to avoid the Movenpick Hotel in Sanaa until further notice," the US embassy said in a statement posted on its website on Saturday. The embassy also urged "Americans to remain vigilant regarding their personal security."
Meanwhile, the British embassy's website said that the mission remained shut to the public, since Monday's failed attempt to blow up the convoy of ambassador Timothy Torlot near the Movenpick Hotel.
| I find it amusing that the Movenpick ice cream company also has a hotel chain of the same name... or perhaps, being Swiss, they were hoteliers first. |
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