Amid the various attacks on the US embassy in some countries, the US State Department has ordered "non-essential staff" to leave Sudan and Tunisia where anti-American protests have broken out over a film that allegedly insults Islam, a top official said. The latest decision has come in the context when some groups have warned to continue further attack on the US interests.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland ahs said, "Given the security situation in Tunis and Khartoum, the State Department has ordered the departure of all family members and non-emergency personnel from both posts, and issued parallel travel warnings to American citizens."
It is noted that US embassies in Sudan and Tunisia came under attack from protesters, as a fresh wave of violence sparked by the controversial film targeted American diplomatic missions in a number of countries.
In Tunis, at least three protesters died in clashes. In Khartoum also, three people were killed as protesters attempted to force their way into the US embassy.
The protests prompted the State Department to warn Americans against travelling to the two countries.
"The airport in Tunis is open and US citizens are encouraged to depart by commercial air," the department said in a travel alert.
It is noted that US Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other embassy officials were killed, when hundreds of protesters broke into and set ablaze the US consulate building in Benghazi, Libya's second largest city.
(With inputs from IANS)
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