LEE KEATH, Associated Press Writers
SAN’A, Yemen – The U.S. Embassy in Yemen reopened its doors Tuesday after a two-day closure, saying successful attacks on al-Qaida targets by Yemeni forces a day earlier had addressed concerns about a specific militant threat.
The Yemeni Interior Ministry, however, issued its own statement saying the security situation in the capital had always been under control, suggesting that the embassy closures had not been necessary to begin with.
The embassy said it shut down for two days because of information of an imminent al-Qaida attack, but government attacks on Monday had neutralized the threat.
“Successful counter-terrorism operations conducted by government of Yemen security forces Jan. 4 north of the capital have addressed a specific area of concern, and have contributed to the embassy’s decision to resume operations,” the statement said.