US evacuates diplomats in Pakistan

Published August 9, 2013 4:00am ET



The State Department has evacuated nearly all of its personnel at its consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, in response to a specific terrorist threat against the facility.

U.S. officials announced the “ordered departure” in a State Department travel warning issued Thursday, and over the last several hours the diplomats have moved to Islamabad, the nation’s capital.

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