U.S. to close embassies and consulates in Middle East for a day: 'Security Threats'
Washington (AsiaNews / Agencies) - Sunday, August 4th the United States will close all their embassies in the Middle East for "security threats". This was
announced by Marie Harf, a
spokesman for the State Department, explaining that the closure could last for another day.
The countries affected by the closure
of U.S. embassies
and consulates are Bahrain,
Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Yemen, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Meanwhile, John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State, has said that the
Egyptian army was "restoring
democracy" by deposing Mohammed Morsi from the office of president. Kerry was
speaking on the sidelines of an
interview with a Pakistani television, where he is on an official visit.
Today, two pro Morsi
sit-ins are scheduled in Cairo. In discussing the situation in Egypt the U.S. Secretary of State added that Washington is
"very much concerned"
about the killing of dozens of
Morsi supporters of, which took place on July 26 during clashes with the military. For the United States, he stressed, "this
is absolutely unacceptable."
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