British Close Office in W. Beirut
From Reuters
LONDON —
The British Embassy in Lebanon today closed its office in West Beirut, the Foreign Office said. The move followed the kidnaping of two Britons and an American in the area last week.
The main embassy building in East Beirut remains open. The closed office was mainly used for issuing visas. The Foreign Office said about 70 Britons are still in the predominantly Muslim western sector of the Lebanese capital, despite British government warnings that they should leave.
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