US raises alert for warships in Middle East and Yemen evacuated. August 6, 2013 gholami20130805201418510 The United States has reportedly ordered its warships in the Middle East to be ready in case of a possible terror attack by al-Qaeda. DEBKAfile said on Monday that US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel “is reported by CNN to be considering a special deployment of US forces in the Middle East ready for action if a terrorist attack makes it necessary.” “US warships have been ordered to sail into waters opposite Yemen, which is reported to be the source of the terrorist threat which has closed 19 US embassies and consulates in the Muslim world since Sunday,” DEBKAfile reported. More APTOPIX-Mideast-Yemen.JPEG-046f9 The U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen began evacuating non-essential personnel on Tuesday and urged all U.S. citizens to leave the country, following the revelation that the head of al-Qaeda had ordered the group’s Yemen affiliate to carry out an attack. Military aircraft carried embassy workers out of the country starting early Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman George Little said in a statement. Military officials did not specify how many U.S. citizens were flown out of the country or where they were
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