Britain and US close Nigeria embassies
Last updated at 11:13 17 June 2005
Britain has closed its Nigerian High Commission in Lagos due to a 'security reason', a spokesman has said.
The news comes as it emerged that the United States had also closed its Nigerian embassy in Abuja and consulate in Lagos due to a "security incident".
The incident is being investigated by Nigerian police, an embassy spokesman said.
A diplomatic source said intelligence indicated that foreign militants posed a specific threat to the US presence in Nigeria, the world's eighth largest oil exporter which was named by Osama bin Laden as a candidate for "liberation".
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