<div><p>The British embassy in Sanaa reopened Wednesday after being closed for three days due to the threat of an attack by Al-Qaeda, the mission announced in a statement.</p><p>"The British embassy has reopened, but public services remain closed (visa and consular services)," said the statement posted on its website.</p><p>"The situation is being assessed on a daily basis."</p><p>The US embassy in Yemen reopened Tuesday after a two-day closure prompted by Al-Qaeda threats as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned unrest in the Arab country is a threat to global stability.</p><p>The US embassy said on its website that Yemeni security forces had addressed a "specific area of concern" in the north of the capital Sanaa on Monday, paving the way for Tuesday's reopening.</p><p>Warnings of a possible Al-Qaeda attack had led Washington to close its embassy in Sanaa the day before. The British and French authorities followed suit, while Japan suspended consular services at its embassy.</p><p>"Successful counter-terrorism operations conducted by the government of Yemen security forces January 4 north of the capital have addressed a specific area of concern, and have contributed to the embassy?s decision to resume operations," the US embassy said in a statement.</p><p>It was apparently referring to a security operation Yemeni police conducted Monday in the area of Arhab, 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Sanaa, where two suspected members of Al-Qaeda were killed and three others wounded.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=66313265&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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