US orders officials to leave Lahore

Non-emergency government personnel have been ordered to leave the US Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan
9 August 2013

The US State Department is ordering non-emergency government personnel to leave the US Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan.

A US official said the departure has been ordered because of a threat specific to the Lahore mission.

The official, who requested anonymity, says the action is a precautionary measure and is not related to the recent closures of several US diplomatic posts in the Muslim world.

In a travel warning issued last night, the State Department advised American citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Pakistan.

Officials say the presence of several foreign and indigenous terrorist groups poses a potential danger to US citizens throughout the country.

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