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U.S. EMBASSY IN ARMENIA ISSUES WARNING AMID ANTI-AMERICAN PROTESTS
Glendale News Press
Sept 13 2012
CA
The U.S. embassy in Armenia joined those in at least six other nations
on Wednesday in warning of possible anti-American protests following
the attack on the consulate in Libya that killed an ambassador and
three other officials.
While the embassy, located in Yerevan, acknowledged it had no
"specific information" that the protests would affect events locally,
it cautioned U.S. citizens there to remain "particularly vigilant."
"Given the uncertainty and volatility of the current situation, all
U.S. citizens in Armenia are cautioned to maintain good situational
awareness and should stay current with media coverage of local events,"
the embassy said in its statement.
The embassies in Burundi, Egypt, Kuwait, Sudan, Tunisia and Zambia
all issued similar warnings on Wednesday.
Armenia -- he second most densely populated of the former Soviet
republics -- shares borders with Turkey, Iran, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
The warnings came one day after militants attacked and burned the U.S.
Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, leading to the deaths of four Americans,
including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
On Thursday, violent protests that erupted two days earlier outside
the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo continued as assailants clashed
with government forces. And in Yemen, the L.A. Times reported that
hundreds of Yemeni protesters stormed the U.S. Embassy in Sana and
started fires.
A Yemeni security official told The Times four protesters were killed
and more than 30 were injured as security forces tried to disperse
the crowds.
The protests have spread in reaction to a movie filmed in Los Angeles
County that mocks the prophet Muhammad.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-818-0913-us-embassy-in-armenia-issues-warning-amid-antiamerican-protests-in-nearby-countries,0,6960211.story
Glendale News Press
Sept 13 2012
CA
The U.S. embassy in Armenia joined those in at least six other nations
on Wednesday in warning of possible anti-American protests following
the attack on the consulate in Libya that killed an ambassador and
three other officials.
While the embassy, located in Yerevan, acknowledged it had no
"specific information" that the protests would affect events locally,
it cautioned U.S. citizens there to remain "particularly vigilant."
"Given the uncertainty and volatility of the current situation, all
U.S. citizens in Armenia are cautioned to maintain good situational
awareness and should stay current with media coverage of local events,"
the embassy said in its statement.
The embassies in Burundi, Egypt, Kuwait, Sudan, Tunisia and Zambia
all issued similar warnings on Wednesday.
Armenia -- he second most densely populated of the former Soviet
republics -- shares borders with Turkey, Iran, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
The warnings came one day after militants attacked and burned the U.S.
Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, leading to the deaths of four Americans,
including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
On Thursday, violent protests that erupted two days earlier outside
the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo continued as assailants clashed
with government forces. And in Yemen, the L.A. Times reported that
hundreds of Yemeni protesters stormed the U.S. Embassy in Sana and
started fires.
A Yemeni security official told The Times four protesters were killed
and more than 30 were injured as security forces tried to disperse
the crowds.
The protests have spread in reaction to a movie filmed in Los Angeles
County that mocks the prophet Muhammad.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-818-0913-us-embassy-in-armenia-issues-warning-amid-antiamerican-protests-in-nearby-countries,0,6960211.story