Evacuation Ordered for Most U.S. Diplomats
From Times Wire Reports
The U.S. ordered nonessential diplomats out of Saudi Arabia and told all Americans that they should leave, citing new indications that attacks are planned on U.S. and other Western interests.
The decision requires the families of all diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh and consulates in Jidda and Dhahran to leave the kingdom, which is battling a wave of violence believed to be linked to Al Qaeda.
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