US Evacuates Diplomats from Pakistan's Lahore

World | August 9, 2013, Friday // 15:36|  views

The State Department has evacuated most of its diplomats from Lahore, Pakistan, in response to a terrorist threat against the US consulate in the city.

"We have picked up what we regard as a threat worthy of taking this action," a senior US official has told CNN.

The State Department issued an "ordered departure" for all US diplomats in Lahore Thursday, except for a handful of emergency personnel. The diplomats were moved to Islamabad, the nation's capital, officials said.

A travel warning issued by the State Department said the department "ordered this drawdown due to specific threats concerning the U.S. Consulate in Lahore" and warned U.S. citizens against travel to Pakistan.

It was unclear whether the latest threat to the consulate was related to a current threat against US facilities and personnel that prompted the United States to close diplomatic posts throughout the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

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