US urges its citizens to leave Yemen
Updated: 2013-08-06 18:41
(Agencies)
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DUBAI -- The United States told its citizens in Yemen on Tuesday to leave the country immediately because of what is said was the continued potential for terrorist attacks.
It also ordered non-emergency US government staff to leave the Arab state, according to a statement posted on the US State Department's website.
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