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Yemen Travel
Warning
This Travel Warning is being issued
on April 30, 2007 to update
security information for Yemen.
The Department of State continues to
strongly urge U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks of traveling
to Yemen. The security threat level remains high due to terrorist
activities in Yemen, and U.S. citizens in Yemen should exercise caution
and take prudent measures to maintain their security: maintain a high
level of vigilance, avoid crowds and demonstrations, keep a low profile,
vary times and routes for all travel, and ensure travel documents are
current. The U.S. Embassy in Sanaa advises American citizens in Yemen
to exercise particular caution at locations frequented by foreigners
countrywide and at restaurants and hotels frequented by expatriates.
Americans who believe they are being followed or threatened while
driving in urban centers should proceed as quickly as possible to the
nearest police station or major intersection and request assistance from
the officers in the blue-and-white police cars stationed there.
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The Department remains concerned about
possible attacks by extremist individuals or groups against U.S. citizens,
facilities, businesses, and perceived interests. On December 5, 2006, a
lone gunman opened small arms fire outside of the U.S. Embassy compound
during the early morning hours. The assailant, wounded by host-nation
security personnel and subsequently arrested, was the sole casualty. On
February 3, 2006, 23 convicts, including known affiliates of al-Qa'ida,
escaped from a high-security prison, in the capital city, Sanaa. Among the
al-Qa'ida associates were individuals imprisoned for their roles in the 2000
bombing of the USS Cole and the 2002 attack on the French oil tanker
Limburg. In the weeks following the escape, some prisoners voluntarily
turned themselves in to authorities; to date however, some escapees remain
at large. Two of the escapees were killed in vehicle-based
suicide attacks on oil facilities near Mukalla and Marib on September 15.
Those attacks were followed by the arrest the next day in Sanaa of four
suspected Al Qa’ida operatives, who had stockpiled explosives and weapons.
Since January 2007, the Government of
Yemen has been battling al Houthi rebels in and around the northern
governorate of Saada. While foreigners have not been targeted, hundreds of
soldiers and civilians have been killed in the ongoing violence. U.S.
citizens traveling in Yemen should be aware that local authorities
occasionally place restrictions on the travel of foreigners to parts of the
country experiencing unrest. In addition, the U.S. Embassy itself often
restricts travel of official personnel to the tribal areas north and east of
Sanaa, such as the governorates of Amran, Al Jawf, Hajja, Marib, Saada, and
Shabwa. Travelers should be in contact with the Embassy for up-to-date
information on such restrictions.
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U.S. citizens in Yemen should
exercise caution and take prudent measures to maintain their security.
Maintain a high level of vigilance, avoid crowds and demonstrations, keep a
low profile, vary times and routes for all travel, and ensure travel
documents are current.
U.S. citizens who remain in or travel to Yemen
despite this Travel Warning should register at the Consular Section of the
U.S. Embassy in Sanaa and enroll in the warden system (emergency alert
network) in order to obtain updated information on travel and security in
Yemen. This can be done online at
https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs.
The U.S. Embassy in Sanaa advises
American citizens in Yemen to exercise particular caution at locations
frequented by foreigners countrywide and at restaurants and hotels
frequented by expatriates. Americans who believe they are being followed or
threatened while driving in urban centers should proceed as quickly as
possible to the nearest police station or major intersection and request
assistance from the officers in the blue-and-white police cars stationed
there. Occasionally, U.S. Government personnel in Yemen may be prohibited
from traveling to sections of Sanaa or other parts of Yemen. The Yemeni
government also restricts travel to specified areas by U.S. citizens and
other Westerners from time to time. Travelers should be in contact with the
Embassy for up-to-date information on such restrictions.
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The U.S. Embassy is located at Dhahr
Himyar Zone, Sheraton Hotel District, P.O. Box 22347. The telephone number
of the Consular Section is (967)(1) 755-2000, extension 2153 or 2266. The
fax number is (967)(1) 303-175. The after hours emergency number is (967)(1)
755-2000 (press zero for extension) or (967) 733213509. From time to time
the Embassy may temporarily close or suspend public services for security
reasons. Emergency assistance to U.S. citizens during non-business hours
(or when public access is restricted) is available through Embassy duty
personnel.
Current information on travel
and security in Yemen may be obtained from the Department of State by
calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States and Canada or, from
overseas, 1-202-501-4444. U.S. citizens should consult the Consular
Information Sheet for Yemen, the Middle East and North Africa Public
Announcement, and the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement on the
Department's Internet site at
http://travel.state.gov. Up-to-date information
on security conditions can also be accessed at
http://usembassy.state.gov/yemen/citizen_services.html.
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Haben Sie eine sichere
Reise!
Abbia un viaggio sicuro!
¡Tenga un viaje seguro!
Ayez un voyage sûr!
Have a safe trip!
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