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The US will close embassies and consulates across the Middle East on Sunday in response to an unspecified threat, officials have said.
A state department spokeswoman said the order applied to any embassy or consulate normally open on Sunday.
In the Muslim world, Sunday is a work day. In other parts of the world US diplomatic offices are shut on Sunday.
Last year on 11 September, the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked, leaving four Americans dead.
Other embassies are routinely targets of protesters.
"We have instructed all US embassies and consulates that would have normally been open on Sunday to suspend operations, specifically on August 4th," a senior state department official told the BBC.
"It is possible we may have additional days of closing as well."
The official said the state department had "been apprised of information" leading it to these "precautionary steps... out of an abundance of caution".
Last year, the attack on the facility in Benghazi led to the death of US Ambassador Christopher Stevens, as well as three other US consulate staff.
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