U.S. AND BRITAIN CLOSE EMBASSIES IN BAKU OVER SECURITY CONCERNS

PanARMENIAN.Net
29.10.2007 13:27 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Britain closed its embassy in Azerbaijan on Monday
because of security concerns and the United States moved its embassy
to limited operations, also citing security, officials said.

Neither embassy would comment on the nature of the threat.

"The embassy is closed due to some local security concerns. The
situation will be kept under review," a spokeswoman for the British
embassy said.

A spokesman for the U.S. embassy said, "The embassy has gone to
limited operations in connection with a threat against the embassy,"
Reuters reports.

As reported by Day.az, the office of BP Azerbaijan was also closed
today as a preventive measure. Meanwhile the Azeri Ministry of
Interior, Ministry of National Security and Ministry of Foreign
Affairs said they are not aware of the threat.