U.S. Temporarily Withdraws Staff From Libya

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The United States government is temporarily withdrawing additonal staff from its embassy in Libya due to security concerns, Reuters reports:

“This is a temporary further drawdown of staff for security reasons. We will review our posture again early next week with the goal of restoring staff as soon as conditions allow,” a State Department official said in New York, where Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is attending the U.N. General Assembly.

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