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Oct 2, 08, 3:10 pm
By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press writer 50 minutes ago
LONDON - The United States announced plans Thursday to leave its landmark embassy in central London's tony Mayfair district and build a safer facility in a far less fashionable suburb south of the River Thames.
The move, which will end a 200-year U.S. association with London's Grosvenor Square, is part of American efforts to secure diplomatic staff in compounds — a push that began in earnest after deadly al-Qaida bombings at two U.S. embassies in East Africa a decade ago... (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081002/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_us_embassy_4)
LONDON - The United States announced plans Thursday to leave its landmark embassy in central London's tony Mayfair district and build a safer facility in a far less fashionable suburb south of the River Thames.
The move, which will end a 200-year U.S. association with London's Grosvenor Square, is part of American efforts to secure diplomatic staff in compounds — a push that began in earnest after deadly al-Qaida bombings at two U.S. embassies in East Africa a decade ago... (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081002/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_us_embassy_4)