US to re-open 18 of its 19 embassies on Sunday

August 11, 2013 00:20

The US would keep its consulate in Pakistan's Lahore city closed, even as it would on Sunday reopen 18 of its 19 diplomatic missions in the Middle East and North Africa, which were closed this week after intelligence intercepts from Al Qaeda suggested an attack was imminent.

Besides Lahore, US embassy in Sanaa, Yemen will remain closed, State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki has said.

"On Sunday, August 11, the Department of State will reopen 18 of the 19 embassies and consulates that were closed recently," Psaki said in a statement.

America had closed some two dozen embassies and consulates since August 4 as a precaution after it intercepted Al Qaeda's most serious threat in recent years to target its embassies.

"Our embassy in Sanaa, Yemen will remain closed because of ongoing concerns about a threat stream indicating the potential for terrorist attacks emanating from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula," she said.

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