US calls on its diplomat in Saudi Arabia to limit their moves

The US has called on all its diplomats working in Saudi Arabia to limit their movement outside their work places. This is however, after less than 24 hours following the killing of five foreigners by the bullets of armed men in Yanbu' city to the west of the Kingdom.

In a warning statement, the American embassy in Riyadh said that the employees of the diplomatic mission to limit their moves outside the diplomatic quarters in Riyadh and the consulate complexes in Jeddah and al-Dahran so as the moves to be only limited to necessary activities.

The American warning comes a short time after the decision of the Swiss- Swedish ABB company specialized in oil and engineering services decided to withdraw all its foreign employees from Yanbu's port which overlooks the red Sea following the attack which resulted in killing one Saudi security man and the four attackers.