WASHINGTON, D.C.: The US State Department on Tuesday ordered all non-essential staff out of Yemen and told Americans to leave the country “immediately” over terrorism concerns.

The latest warning comes after the closure of some two dozen US missions across the Middle East and Africa and reports of intercepted messages from al-Qaeda’s top leader ordering its Yemen franchise to carry out an attack.

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