US embassy in Djibouti closes for day to review security
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The US Embassy in Djibouti closed its doors to the public on Thursday to review security in the tiny Horn of Africa state that hosts an American military base, the embassy said in a statement posted on its website.
In addition to hosting US and French military bases, Djibouti also contributes troops to the African Union mission (AMISOM) trying to stabilise neighboring Somalia to the south.
The embassy did not say if there was any imminent threat.
"The U.S. Embassy will be closed to the public on Thursday, March 19, to review its security posture," the embassy said in a statement posted on its Facebook and Twitter accounts, adding it would reopen for regular business on March 22. The embassy will be closed, as usual, on Friday and Saturday, the local weekend.
A State Department official said the embassy took the decision "in light of ongoing threats", but declined to elaborate.
