US Pulls Diplomats From Lahore, Pakistan Amid Terror Threats

It wasn’t that long ago that Obama bragged about how Al-Qaeda was on the run.

But, it was just empty campaign rhetoric.

Today the US pulled diplomats from Lahore, Pakistan in response to a terror threat.
CNN reported:

The State Department has evacuated most of its diplomats from Lahore, Pakistan in response to a terrorist threat against the U.S. consulate, senior State Department and other senior U.S. officials told CNN.

“We have picked up what we regard as a threat worthy of taking this action,” one senior U.S. official told CNN.

The State Department issued an “ordered departure” for all of its diplomats in Lahore Thursday, except for a handful of emergency personnel. The diplomats were moved to Islamabad, the nation’s capital, officials said.

A travel warning issued by the State Department said the department “ordered this drawdown due to specific threats concerning the U.S. Consulate in Lahore” and warned U.S. citizens against travel to Pakistan.

“The presence of several foreign and indigenous terrorist groups poses a potential danger to U.S. citizens throughout Pakistan,” the travel warning said.

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