US Evacuates Yemen Embassy

Police stop cars at a checkpoint near the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, August 6, 2013. The State Department on Tuesday ordered non-essential personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen to leave the country.

A police armoured personnel carrier is stationed at a checkpoint on the road leading to the Sanaa International Airport August 6, 2013.

A Yemeni soldier inspects cars on a street leading to the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, August 4, 2013.

An image grab taken from an AFPTV video shows people heading to Sanaa International Airport as they prepare to leave Yemen on August 6, 2013.

A policeman checks a car at a checkpoint near the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, August 6, 2013.