Diplomats in Riyadh ordered to shelter in place due to potential threat, sources say
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Diplomats and staff at embassies in Riyadh's Diplomatic Quarter were told to shelter in place on Thursday due to a potential but unspecified threat, four people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
They did not have further details, and the Saudi government media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The gates to the Diplomatic Quarter, a neighborhood on the western edge of the Saudi capital that houses most foreign missions in the country, were closed as of Thursday afternoon, two of the people said.
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